The Little Ortho Book
SLACK Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-61711-086-3 (ISBN)
Dr. Antonia Chen takes complicated orthopedic terms and conditions and explains them in ways that are understandable to all. By focusing on common orthopedic diagnoses and relevant anatomy, The Little Ortho Book: The Bare Bones of Orthopedics answers the questions that arise from orthopedic conditions in user-friendly language that is understandable to everyone.
Portable and handy and supplemented with images and diagrams, this conversational-style book packs a big punch!
What is Inside:
• Descriptions of joint biomechanics and bone and muscle composition
• Commonly performed exams are explained with a description of the condition being tested
• Sports injuries, fractures, arthritis, and orthopedic conditions in children
• Description of medications that are commonly prescribed in orthopedics
• Commonly performed orthopedic surgeries, including indications for surgery and descriptions of the procedures performed – all described in simplistic detail
The Little Ortho Book: The Bare Bones of Orthopedics is an easy-to-read resource for a wide variety of audiences who work in the orthopedic industry or with orthopedic patients, but isn’t an orthopedic surgeon.
Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA received her bachelor of science degree from Yale University. She then received her medical degree from UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson, where she graduated with Distinction in Research and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Antonia also received her master of business administration degree from Rutgers Business School and graduated as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. She is currently an orthopedic resident at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to clinical duties, her research interests are in arthroplasty and periprosthetic joint infections; she has delivered many podium presentations and posters on the national stage. Antonia has also received numerous awards during residency, including research awards and the Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. She has served as a resident liaison for the membership committee in the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Antonia hopes to pursue a rewarding career as an academic arthroplasty surgeon.
Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author Preface Chapter 1Bones, Bones, Bones Chapter 2Help! I Pulled a Muscle! Chapter 3Joint Commission Chapter 4Back to the Basics Chapter 5Skin and Bones Chapter 6Dry Bones Chapter 7Bad to the Bone Chapter 8Little Bones Chapter 9Bones and Groans Chapter 10Bone to Pick Bibliography Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.9.2013 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 108 x 178 mm |
| Gewicht | 127 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61711-086-8 / 1617110868 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61711-086-3 / 9781617110863 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich
