Author	Mier, Richard J. author
Title	Pediatric Orthopedics [electronic resource] : A Guide for the Primary Care Physician / by Richard J. Mier, Thomas D. Brower
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1994
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2534-9
Descript	XI, 327 p. online resource

Many residency programs in primary care specialties do not provide the education in pediatric orthopedics necessary to effectively deal with the field's challenges. Here, the authors present a framework for the effective evaluation of childhood musculoskeletal problems in a practical and problem-based manner. The volume contains case studies and over 200 illustrations

1. The Orthopedic Examination -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Children Are Different -- 1.3. The General Physical Examination -- 1.4. The Orthopedic Examination -- 2. Evaluation of the Child with Extremity Pain or Limp -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Presentation -- 2.3. The History -- 2.4. The Physical Examination -- 2.5. Extremity Pain without Systemic Symptoms -- 2.6. Extremity Pain with Modest Systemic Symptoms -- 2.7. Extremity Pain with Significant Systemic Symptoms -- 2.8. Diagnosis -- 2.9. Therapy -- 3. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Child Abuse -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Epidemiology -- 3.3. Risk Factors -- 3.4. The Physicianโ{128}{153}s Role -- 3.5. Patterns of Injury -- 3.6. Bony Lesions Specific to Child Abuse -- 3.7. Injuries Suggestive of Child Abuse -- 3.8. Nonspecific Injuries -- 3.9. Asking Questions -- 3.10. Differential Diagnosis -- 3.11. Differential Diagnosis of Multiple Fractures -- 4. Developmental Orthopedics -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Intoeing -- 4.3. Outtoeing -- 4.4. Bowleg -- 4.5. Back Knees -- 4.6. Knock-Knees (Genu Valgum) -- 4.7. Flat Feet -- 4.8. Cavus Foot Deformities -- 4.9. Leg Length Discrepancies -- 4.10. Toe-Walking -- 4.11. Bunions -- 4.12. Childrenโ{128}{153}s Shoes -- 5. Caring for the Child with Motor Delay -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Specific Causes of Motor Delays -- 5.3. Assessment of the Child with Motor Problems -- 5.4. Treatment of the Child with Motor Delay -- 6. Congenital and Related Defects of the Skeleton -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Causal Mechanisms -- 6.3. Specific Defects -- 7. Abnormalities of Skeletal Growth -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Measuring -- 7.3. Short Stature -- 7.4. The Tall Child -- 8. Sports Injuries in Children -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Epidemiology -- 8.3. General Guidelines for Acute Care of the Injured Athlete -- 8.4. Sports Injuries to the Foot, Ankle, or Leg -- 8.5. Sports Injuries to the Knee, Thigh, or Hip -- 8.6. Sports Injuries to the Spine -- 8.7. Sports Injuries to the Shoulder, Arm, or Elbow -- 8.8. Sports Injuries to the Forearm, Wrist, or Hand -- 9. Spinal Disease in Childhood -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Physical Examination -- 9.3. Spinal Deformities -- 9.4. Painful Lesions -- 9.5. Other Spinal Conditions -- 10. Musculoskeletal Trauma -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Common Pediatric Musculoskeletal Injuries -- 10.3. Birth Trauma -- 11. Evaluating the Child with Arthritis and Other Joint Problems -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Presentation -- 11.3. Differential Diagnosis -- 11.4. Laboratory Evaluation -- 11.5. Treatment