Orthopaedic research encompasses a wide range of clinical, basic science, and epidemiologic investigation on the embryology, growth and development, injury, and regeneration/repair of the musculoskeletal system. The single clinician-scientist working…
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also called physiatry, is a medical specialty based on the fundamentals of neuromuscular physiology, exercise physiology, and functional anatomy. Physiatry aims…
The human foot is a marvelous anatomic structure that provides a stable base to support large amounts of weight and shifts in any direction to maintain structural support. The bones…
Where is there available a precision instrument that can either gently pick up eggs or lift 200 pounds? That can detect the weight of only four grains of sand, temperature…
Orthopaedic surgery is the branch of medicine concerned with the preservation of the musculoskeletal system. Therefore the goal is to treat diseases and injuries; correct deformities; and make surgical repairs…
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…
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…
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 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…
