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One Hundred Orthopedic Conditions Every Doctor Should Understand

AORN Journal, July, 2007 by Maria G. Heacock

One Hundred Orthopedic Conditions Every Doctor Should Understand Second edition Roy A. Meals and Scott A. Mitchell 2006, 400 pages $65 softcover

This book is a descriptive compilation of orthopedic illnesses, with many different reputable physicians contributing to it. The authors cover etiology, symptoms, diagnostic testing, treatment regimens, and possible complications of orthopedic conditions. The chapter titles and content for each descriptive condition are written in a lighthearted manner, making the book both easy to read and entertaining in a way that sustains the reader's interest. The authors present orthopedic conditions in a case-history format that further contributes to making the book both useful and informative.

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The book includes a useful graph that facilitates easy perusal of each chapter's content, with brief descriptions of specific anatomical parts that are covered in reference to specific orthopedic conditions. The principles that support each diagnostic test also are highlighted in each chapter. Most orthopedic conditions described are accompanied by images that confirm and differentiate normal from abnormal conditions. Most of the chapters end with a statement or a question designed to cause readers to reflect and think about a certain orthopedic condition and to assist the reader in practical application of the principles and practices associated with that condition. A good example comes at the end of chapter 58, "Did Tom Thumb have achondroplasia?", which focuses on defects in bone formation that result in dwarfism, as well as related surgical procedures.

For nursing students, the book is a valuable resource for studying orthopedic conditions. I believe this work would have been most useful to me as I struggled through nursing school. It is no surprise that the first edition of this book was well-received.

This book is a useful resource for medical staff members, physicians, instructors, and students interested in orthopedic conditions, and it is one that I will share with both my nursing and surgeon colleagues. I highly recommend it to surgeons, physicians, and students working in the medical field.

This book is available from Quality Medical Publishing, Inc, 2248 Welsch Industrial Ct, St Louis, MO 63146.

MARIA G. HEACOCK, RN, CNOR

STAFF NURSE

HEALTHSOUTH SURGERY CENTER-ALHAMBRA

SACRAMENTO, CA

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One Hundred Orthopedic Conditions Every Doctor Should Understand

AORN Journal, July, 2007 by Maria G. Heacock

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