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Index
Cover
ABC Series
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction to Musculoskeletal Medicine
Introduction
Structure and function: the body as a machine
Structured assessment
Examination
Indications for investigations
Types of injury and treatment
Joint injury
Non-injury diagnosis and treatment
Further reading
Chapter 2: Soft Tissue Problems of the Neck
Whiplash-associated disorders
Acute torticollis
Cervical disc degeneration and related conditions
Further reading
Chapter 3: Back Pain
Introduction
Types of back pain
Anatomy
Thoracic back pain
Mechanical lower back pain
Non-mechanical and referred causes of back pain
Systemic and psychological factors in back pain
History and examination
Investigations
Treatment
Further reading
Chapter 4: Shoulder: Sub-acromial Pathology
The rotator cuff
Sub-acromial impingement
Rotator cuff tears
Calcific tendonitis
Long head of biceps disorders
Further reading
Chapter 5: Shoulder: The Articular Structures
Introduction
Labral injuries
Shoulder instability
Frozen shoulder
Neuralgic amyotrophy
Suprascapular nerve palsy
Further reading
Chapter 6: Elbow
Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)
Olecranon bursitis (student's/miner's elbow)
Complete distal biceps rupture
Distal biceps tendinopathy
Ulnar neuritis (cubital tunnel syndrome)
Further reading
Chapter 7: Soft Tissue Disorders at the Wrist
Basic anatomy
History
Carpal tunnel syndrome
de Quervain's tenosynovitis
Intersection syndrome (oarsman's wrist)
Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) pathology
Less common soft tissue disorders
Further reading
Chapter 8: Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand
Introduction
Tendon injuries at the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ)
Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) injuries
Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries of the thumb
Further reading
Chapter 9: Common Soft Tissue Disorders of the Hip
Tendinopathies and muscle lesions
Other hip disorders
Further reading
Chapter 10: Soft Tissue Knee Injuries
Introduction
The approach to knee injury and knee injury triage
Cruciate ligament injuries
Medial collateral ligament (MCL)
Lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
Medial meniscus and lateral meniscus
Patellar dislocation
Further reading
Chapter 11: Non-traumatic Knee Problems
Anterior knee pain
Bursitis
Quadriceps tendon rupture/patellar tendon rupture
Non-traumatic swollen knee
Further reading
Chapter 12: Calf and Shin Problems
Introduction
Muscular injury
Achilles injuries/tendinopathy
Shin splints
Common peroneal nerve injury
Baker's cyst
Bony pathologies
Further reading
Chapter 13: Soft Tissue Injuries of the Ankle
Anatomy of the ankle joint
Clinical assessment of the ankle joint
Ottawa Ankle Rules: do they work?
Lateral ligament complex injuries
Medial ligament complex injuries
High (syndesmotic) ankle sprain
Ankle instability and chronic ankle pain
Treatment: interventions and rehabilitation
Further reading
Chapter 14: The Foot
Plantar fasciitis
Metatarsalgia
Extensor tendinopathy
Tibialis posterior tendinopathy
Stress fracture
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Further reading
Index
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