Musculoskeletal Key

Localized Disorders of Skin and Soft Tissue Haemish Crawford This chapter focuses on conditions that have orthopaedic manifestations localized to a particular area or region. It is difficult to classify…

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Pamela F. Weiss OVERVIEW OF PEDIATRIC RHEUMATIC DISEASE ENCOUNTERED BY THE PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON Joint pain is a common childhood complaint. Each year, as many as 1%…

Diseases of the Hematopoietic System Michael T. Busch Amy L. Dunn Diseases of the hematopoietic system can profoundly affect musculoskeletal form and function. The hematopoietic system consists of the cellular…

The Pediatric Orthopaedic Examination David D. Aronsson Jennifer W. Lisle INTRODUCTION The pediatric orthopaedic examination can vary considerably depending on the age of the child, chief complaint, magnitude of the…

Metabolic and Endocrine Abnormalities Andrew W. Howard Benjamin A. Alman INTRODUCTION Biologic Functions of Bone. Although orthopaedists tend to focus on the role of bone as the structural support for…

Imaging in Pediatric Orthopaedics Geetika Khanna Georges Y. EI-Khoury Yusuf Menda Imaging modalities have been in constant evolution since the discovery of x-rays more than a century ago. However, most…

Evaluation of the Medical Literature Mininder S. Kocher INTRODUCTION Evaluation of the medical literature is an essential task of the pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in order to evaluate the efficacy of…

Embryology and Development of the Neuromuscular Apparatus José A. Morcuende James O. Sanders INTRODUCTION The development of an adult organism from a single cell is an unparalleled example of integrated…

Genetic Aspects of Orthopaedic Conditions José A. Morcuende Benjamin A. Alman A genetic and molecular revolution is happening in medicine. Led by the Human Genome Project, genetic information and concepts…