The Problem Knee: Diagnosis and Management in the Younger Patient

by Malcolm Macnicol (Author), Franky Steenbrugge (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2011

  $177.27

  A fully updated edition of the classic text on the knee, The Problem Knee, Third Edition is highly illustrated in colour and offers a fundamental approach to dealing with soft-tissue and skeletal disorders of the knee. The book focuses on younger patients, rather than degenerative conditions, covering both injuries and congenital abnormalites. The crucial skills of accurate history-taking, clinical examination, investigation and modern surgical management are the focus throughout. From this framework, the latest techniques in imaging and arthroscopic procedures, rehabilitation methods and ligament reconstruction are discussed, plus indications for techniques such as meniscal suturing and osteochondral grafting. * A logical, systematic approach * Clear line drawings to illustrate examination methods * Scans and x-rays to help you identify injuries and problems * Over 500 references

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.26

  The knee is a complex and crucial joint, as easily injured during the daily round as in competitive sports, industrial accidents or collisions. This edition provides a basic approach to knee problems, particularly in the younger patient for those in orthopaedic surgical practice, physiotherapists, sports medicine practitioners and all those who encounter 'the problem knee'.
  
  
  
  Includes references and expands upon sports injury in childhood, the management of ligament tears and the importance of graduated exercise during the recovery period.