Cases

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Cases The following section contains 100 cases followed by the answers. For each case we have listed the relevant chapters that you may want to review before or after you…

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Clinical History and Examination

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1 Clinical History and Examination James Robb, Daniel Porter, John Keating, Benjamin Joseph, Raashid Luqmani Cases relevant to this chapter 6,11,13,16–22,24–25,28–31,33–34,37,49,51,55–56,66,68–71,73–76,78–79,82–85, 87–88,91,93,96–97,100 Essential facts 1. A diagnosis of a musculoskeletal condition…

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Regional injuries

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12 Regional injuries John Keating, Geoffrey Hooper, James Robb Cases relevant to this chapter 35–49, 51–65, 67, 95 Essential facts 1. Non-operative treatment is used for most clavicle, humeral, distal radial,…

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Answers

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Answers Case 1 answers 4, 20 1. The critical feature is the asymmetrical visible swelling below the joint. A ‘swollen knee’ and limp could indicate one of several common inflammatory or…

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The paediatric spine and neuromuscular conditions

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26 The paediatric spine and neuromuscular conditions Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Paul Eunson Cases relevant to this chapter 3, 7–9, 14, 34 Essential facts 1. Idiopathic scoliosis is the commonest spinal deformity…

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Osteoarthritis and crystal arthropathies

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15 Osteoarthritis and crystal arthropathies George Nuki, Daniel Porter, Raashid Luqmani Cases relevant to this chapter 16, 68, 70–71, 76, 86, 92 Essential facts 1. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the clinical and…

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Upper and lower limb disorders in children

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25 Upper and lower limb disorders in children David Sherlock, Malcolm F. Macnicol Cases relevant to this chapter 4–5, 7–13, 32 Essential facts 1. Congenital upper limb anomalies may be part…

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Systemic diseases

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17 Systemic diseases Ian N. Bruce, Nick Wilkinson, Julia L. Newton, Raashid Luqmani Cases relevant to this chapter 72, 84–85, 87–90, 93–94, 96, 99 Essential facts 1. The symptoms and signs…

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Investigations

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4 Investigations Raashid Luqmani, Ian Beggs Cases relevant to this chapter 1–4, 12–13, 18, 23–32, 34, 68, 72, 74–77, 79–80, 82–91, 93–94, 96–97, 99 Essential facts 1. Investigations are useful to…

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Children’s fractures

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11 Children’s fractures James Robb, Jacqueline Y.Q. Mok Cases relevant to this chapter 39, 43–44, 46, 52, 65 Essential facts 1. Children’s bones have a lower modulus of elasticity than adult…

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