Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis & Medical/Surgical Management
Product Details
Book Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (01 December, 2006)
ISBN: 0781767075
Book author: Roland W Moskowitz, Roy D Altman, Joseph A Buckwalter, Victor M Goldberg, Marc C Hochberg
Book Description:
Written by the foremost experts, this text is a complete clinical reference on osteoarthritis. Chapters review actual information on the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, & pathology of osteoarthritis, the biochemistry & molecular & cell biology of articular cartilage, & experimental models of osteoarthritis. Major issues focus on clinical presentations, roentgenologic & laboratory diagnosis, & treatment, including pharmacologic treatment, intra-articular therapy, surgery, arthroscopy, & complementary & alternative medicine.
The authors discuss the indications, outcomes, & complications of various orthopaedic procedures. Chapters currently orthopaedic approaches into osteoarthritis of various joints-the shoulder, hand, wrist, elbow, hip, knee, foot, ankle, & cervical, thoracic, & lumbar spine. rapidshare
