Main description:

The book presents a problem-based, rational approach to the diagnosis of orthopaedic problems in children. It is divided into four sections based on the age at which specific problems may be encountered; the newborn and infant, the toddler and the pre-school child, the child in the school-going age and the adolescent. The authors outline a systematic approach to arrive at a tentative diagnosis by asking relevant questions related to the presenting symptom and then performing a thorough clinical examination. They then suggest the most appropriate investigations to confirm the diagnosis. Each chapter deals with the common conditions that may lead to the problem; the rarer causes of the problem are listed at the end. This feature would make the book a practical manual and a high quality reference source. An important feature of the book is the number and quality of illustrations and video clips in the electronic version.

Contents:

The deformed hip.- The deformed femur.- The deformed knee.- The bowed tibia.- The deformed foot.- The inverted foot.- The everted foot.- . The deformed shoulder.- The deformed elbow.- The deformed wrist.- The deformed spine.- Anomalies of fingers or toes.- Absence of digits of the hands or feet.- Duplication of fingers.- Duplication of toes.- Deformities of the fingers or toes.- Limb length inequality at birth.- Abnormal body proportions or dwarfism evident at birth.- Decreased movement of an upper or lower limb in the neonate.- Deformities of the neck and limitation of movement of the neck.- The child with multiple deformities.- Acquired deformities of the knee.- In-toeing gait and out-toeing gait.- Toe walking.- The flat foot.- The child with a painless limp.- The delayed walker.- Deformities and limitation of movements of the shoulder girdle.- Deformities and limitation of motion of the forearm.- Deformities and limitation of movements of the wrist.- Brittle bones and frequent fractures.- The child with a painful limp.- The painful hip.- Short stature and altered body proportions.- Gigantism.- Acquired limb length inequality.- The painful hip in adolescence.- The painful knee in adolescence.- The painful foot in adolescence