Musculoskeletal Trauma - A Guide to Assessment and Diagnosis
VAT Exempt
ISBN-10: 044306928X
ISBN-13: 9780443069284
Author(s): Maryann Hardy, Beverly Snaith
Cover: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: November 2010
This book systematically guides members of the multidisciplinary team managing patients with musculo-skeletal trauma through the diagnostic process from mechanism of injury through clinical presentation, physical assessment, and requesting and interpreting imaging examinations, including alternative imaging modalities, to the formulation of a diagnosis, development of management/treatment plans and possible patient referral options. It is planned as an easily accessible text for all health care practitioners working within the trauma enviornment providing a coherent, logical and informative guide to best practice. Understanding all aspects of the dignostic process in musculoskeletal trauma enables all practitioners to better contribute to the patient care pathway. It also enhances team communication and collaboration, building positive professional relationships, which in turn enhance service delivery and ensure optimum patient care.
