Main description:

This practical handbook is an essential reference for GPs when dealing with musculoskeletal disorders, as well as a useful exam prep aid for the common MSK cases that occur in the CSA. Responding to increasing pressures on GPs to reduce the number of referrals and treat more patients in the community, the book covers a breadth of orthopaedic disorders, with clear colour photographs and diagrams to demonstrate techniques in practice.

Chapters are authored by experts in each disorder with GP input, putting a strong focus on diagnosis and easy-to-follow processes for deciding courses of action and investigation. Each section explores the range of treatment options for that topic, including step-by-step injection techniques where relevant, and signposts need-to-know areas with 'red flags'.

This is an important reach-for guide to assist GPs with easy diagnosis and to provide clear direction on next recommended steps.It will also be useful for medical students taking orthopaedics modules.

Contents:

Paediatric Orthopaedic Disorders- Mr Sunil Bajaj and Mr Nicholas Nicolaou Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons

Spine Disorders- Mr Jason Braybrooke, Consultant Orthopaedics (Spine)

Shoulder Disorders- Miss Alison Armstrong, Consultant Orthopaedics (Upper Limb)

Elbow Disorders - Mr Kevin Boyd, Consultant Orthopaedics (Sports & Exercise Medicine)

Hand and wrist Disorders - Mr Bijayendra Singh, Consultant Orthopaedics (Upper limb)

Hip Disorders - Mr Matthew Seah - Academic Clinical Fellow & Specialist Registrar, and Mr Vikas Khanduja, Consultant Orthopaedics (Hip)

Knee Disorders - Mr Sanjeev Anand and Mr Tim Green, Consultant Orthopaedics (Knee)

Foot & Ankle Disorders - Mr Maneesh Bhatia, Consultant Orthopaedics (Foot & Ankle)

Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours (Lumps and Bumps) - Mr Robert U Ashford, Consultant Orthopaedics (Musculoskeletal Tumour Surgeon) and Dr Phillip N Green General Practitioner

Preoperative Fitness & Perioperative Issues in MSK patients - Dr Ralph Leighton, Consultant Anaesthetist and Dr Stephen Le Maistre, General Practitioner

Rheumatology for GPs - Dr Kehinde Sunmboye and Dr Ash Samanta, Consultant Rheumatologists

The Role of Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary Care - Richard Wood, Extended scope Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Musculoskeletal Disorders - The GP Perspective: Dr Tom Rowley, General Practitioner