Orthopedic Physical Assessment 7th South Asia Edition : Book Paperback (David J Magee )

Build your skills in the assessment of musculoskeletal pathology! Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 7th Edition covers the principles of assessment for all of the body’s structures and joints, including topics such as gait, posture, the head and face, amputees, primary care, and sports emergencies. The 7th edition offers updated evidence-based reliability and validity tables. Written by noted PT educators David J. Magee and Robert C. Manske, this reference uses a systematic, evidence-based approach to prepare you for success in clinicals, board exams, and in rehabilitation practice.

• Over 2,500 full-color illustrations and photographs depict key concepts, along with assessment techniques and special tests.
• At-a-glance icons show the clinical utility of special tests, supplemented by updated, evidence-based reliability and validity tables for tests and techniques
• Quick-reference data includes hundreds of summary boxes, red-flag and yellow-flag boxes, differential diagnosis tables, muscle and nerve tables, and classification, normal values, and grading tables.
• A Summary (Précis) of Assessment in each chapter serves as a review of assessment steps.
• Combined with other books in the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation series — Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice, Pathology and Intervention, and Athletic and Sports Issues — this book provides you with the knowledge and background necessary to assess and treat musculoskeletal conditions.
  

  Table of Contents

  1. Principles and Concepts
  2. Head and Face
  3. Cervical Spine
  4. Temporomandibular Joint
  5. Shoulder
  6. Elbow
  7. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
  8. Thoracic (Dorsal) Spine
  9. Lumbar Spine
  10. Pelvis
  11. Hip
  12. Knee
  13. Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot
  14. Assessment of Gait
  15. Assessment of Posture
  16. Assessment of the Amputee
  17. Primary Care Assessment
  18. Emergency Sports Assessment