ORTHOPEDIC
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Prosthetics is the medical science surrounding the provision and use of artificial body parts (prostheses) as replacement, while orthotics is the medical science surrounding the provision and use of artificial…
Casts, Splints, Dressings, and Traction
This chapter defines the materials applied and prescribed by an orthopaedist or assigned to an individual in the direct care of patients with fractures, dislocations, and conditions of the musculoskeletal…
Imaging Techniques
Computerized diagnostic imaging techniques applied to the field of radiology has contributed more to medicine than any other method in diagnosing diseases, injuries, and other conditions. The computer is an…
Laboratory Evaluations
Laboratory medicine, or clinical pathology as it is also called, is the field of science and medicine that tests and examines tissue samples from the human body relevant to the…
Orthopaedic Tests, Signs, and Maneuvers
This chapter identifies the many names used in orthopaedics to describe tests, signs, and maneuvers that are synonymous with other names having the same definition and meaning. This occurs as…
Musculoskeletal Diseases and Related Terms
Many years ago, the science of musculoskeletal (MS) disorders was based on a specific affected anatomic part, tissue, or gross appearance of the individual. Today, modern medicine has supplemented the…
Classifications of Fractures, Dislocations, and Sports-Related Injuries
The musculoskeletal reaction to trauma can result in a variety of bone, muscle, and ligamentous disruptions; sometimes fracture and ligamentous injuries occur concurrently. The general types of musculoskeletal trauma are…
