Chapter Outline Screening Examinations 61 The Focused Examination 63 The Art of Examining the Pediatric Patient 68 It is important for orthopaedic surgeons to be familiar with the numerous musculoskeletal…
Chapter Outline Phases of Gait 71 Temporal Parameters 71 Neurologic Control of Gait 72 Function of Gait 72 Gait Energy 72 Kinematics 73 Muscle Activity 74 Observing a child’s gait,…
Chapter Outline Chief Complaint 23 History of Present Illness 23 Family History 23 Birth History 23 Growth and Development: Key Questions 24 The comprehensive pediatric orthopaedic history includes questions that…
Chapter Outline Preoperative Evaluation of Children 101 Sedation of the Pediatric Patient by Nonanesthesiologists 103 Acute Pain Management 103 Regional Analgesia 106 Strategies to Reduce Blood Transfusions in Scoliosis Surgery…
Chapter Outline Overview of Preoperative Issues 121 Specific Developmental Disabilities 123 Systematic Approach to Identification and Planning for Perioperative Issues 125 Intervention by the Inpatient Interdisciplinary Team 129 Pain Management:…
REGIONAL DISORDERS OF THE NECK A 45-year-old healthy woman presented with neck pain with gradual onset over 3 to 4 weeks. Pain was described as worse in the lower neck…
Rheumatic diseases in childhood, although biologically similar to those in adults, represent a unique class of disorders that often possess distinctive differences in clinical manifestations, therapeutic goals, and overall prognostic…
INTRODUCTION This chapter will address • the reasons for economic analysis in health care, including health technology assessment (HTA) and reimbursement of treatments • the methods of economic analysis, including…
INTRODUCTION Lyme disease, first recognized in 1976 because of an epidemic of oligoarthritis in children in Lyme, CT, is now the most common vector borne illness in both North America…
Mechanical disorders of the lumbar spine are the most common causes of low back pain. These disorders are related to overuse of a normal anatomic structure or secondary to deformity…
