The Little Ortho Book: The Bare Bones of Orthopedics is a pocket-sized, easy-to-understand introduction into the field of orthopaedics. Written with the non-specialist in mind, The Little Ortho Book provides the basics of orthopaedics for residents, medical students, front office staff, and industry sales force. Dr. Antonia Chen takes complicated orthopaedic terms and conditions and explains them in ways that are understandable to all. By focusing on common orthopaedic diagnoses and relevant anatomy, The Little Ortho Book: The Bare Bones of Orthopedics answers the questions that arise from orthopaedic conditions in user-friendly language that is understandable to everyone. Portable and handy and supplemented with images and diagrams, this conversational-style book packs a big punch! What is Inside: Descriptions of joint biomechanics and bone and muscle composition Commonly performed exams are explained with a description of the condition being tested Sports injuries, fractures, arthritis, and orthopaedic conditions in children Description of medications that are commonly prescribed in orthopaedics Commonly performed orthopaedic surgeries, including indications for surgery and descriptions of the procedures performed - all described in simplistic detail The Little Ortho Book: The Bare Bones of Orthopedics is an easy-to-read resource for a wide variety of audiences who work in the orthopaedic industry or with orthopaedic patients, but isn't an orthopaedic surgeon.

Book Information
ISBN 9781617110863
Author Antonia Chen
Format Paperback
Page Count 136
Imprint SLACK Incorporated
Publisher SLACK Incorporated