20 Tumours of the musculoskeletal system and pathological fractures Daniel Porter Cases relevant to this chapter 1, 24–25, 30, 73, 85, 92 Essential facts 1. A soft-tissue lump is likely to…
13 Sport and exercise associated problems in adults Julia L. Newton, Natasha Jones Essential facts 1. Correct management of chronic sport injuries requires identification of the underlying cause. 2. When a stress…
27 Arthritis in children Sally E. Edmonds Cases relevant to this chapter 91, 94 Essential facts 1. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) affects 0.1% of the population. 2. The onset of JIA can…
23 Lower limb Daniel Porter Cases relevant to this chapter 15, 23, 76 Essential facts 1. In hip osteoarthritis, early features are exercise-induced groin or anterior thigh pain. 2. About 90% of…
7 Role of the allied health professional Sheena Hennell, Zoe Stableford, James Robb Cases relevant to this chapter 3, 9–10, 14–17, 19–21, 31, 74–76, 79, 97 Essential facts 1. Patients can…
14 Generalized musculoskeletal problems Anthony K. Clarke, Julia L. Newton, Raashid Luqmani Cases relevant to this chapter 21, 60, 69, 73, 83, 98, 99 Essential facts 1. Non-specific musculoskeletal pains, especially…
28 Sport and exercise associated problems in children and adolescents Julia L. Newton, Natasha Jones Essential facts 1. Not all problems that present to sports injury clinics are sports injuries. 2. Apophysitis…
21 Upper limb Geoffrey Hooper, Daniel Porter Cases relevant to this chapter 14, 19–22, 97, 100 Essential facts 1. In rotator cuff disease it is important to discriminate between inflammation and…
6 Musculoskeletal infection Mark Paterson, Benjamin Joseph Cases relevant to this chapter 12, 23, 26, 27, 32–33, 68, 71, 75, 79, 91 Essential facts 1. Musculoskeletal infections occur either by haematogenous…
5 Medical management of arthritis David L. Scott, Gabrielle H. Kingsley Cases relevant to this chapter 20, 26–27, 68, 70, 72–73, 75–77, 79–87, 90–91, 93–94, 96–97 Essential facts 1. Pain is…
