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Prevent athletic injuries and promote optimal recovery with the evidence-based guidelines and protocols inside Orthopaedic Rehabilitation of the Athlete! Practical, expert guidance; a templated, user-friendly format; and online videos of key rehabilitation exercises make this rehab reference ideal for any practitioner working with athletes!

Continuing the tradition of excellence that began in 1972, this latest edition of Tachdjian's Pediatric Orthopaedics offers the detailed visual guidance and unmatched expertise you need to effectively diagnose and treat pediatric musculoskeletal disorders. Extensive updates offer you the latest knowledge on etiology, imaging, differential diagnosis, and non-operative and surgical techniques for a wide range of pediatric orthopaedic conditions.

"Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery" guides you to the present indications for intervention and care in upper limb pediatric disorders. The fifty chapters are subdivided into: Congenital, Neuromuscular, Trauma, Sports, Soft tissue and Microvascular, and Tumor. Each section stands alone but together provides a comprehensive and detailed description of all elements of evaluation and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with maladies of the hand and upper limb. Each chapter has a case presentation, series of clinical questions, and fundamentals on etiology and epidemiology, clinical evaluation, and surgical indications. In addition, each chapter details postoperative care, anticipated results, complications, case outcome, and includes a summary. There are technical tip highlights, unique situations and deeper insight into the conditions described in each subsection. The text is complemented with over 1,000 images and illustrations to assist in visualizing the specific surgical challenges you may face.

Nominated for 2011 BMA Book Awards, this title is highly commended in paediatrics. The latest edition of "Pediatric Dermatology", edited by Lawrence A. Schachner, MD and Ronald C. Hansen, MD brings you the detailed guidance you need to effectively diagnose and treat pediatric skin conditions. Review topics from keratinization to stem cell therapy, and gain expert guidance from international contributors. Now in a comprehensive two-volume format with 40 per cent all new clinical photos and full-text online access, this resource is ideal for clinical practice.

The extensive and ground-breaking work of Dr. Jacquelin Perry is encompassed and detailed in the world renowned text, "Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function". This medical, healthcare, and rehabilitation professions key text for over 18 years on gait is now available in a much anticipated New Second Edition. Dr. Jacquelin Perry is joined by Dr. Judith Burnfield to present today's latest research findings on human gait. "Gait Analysis, Second Edition" has been updated and expanded to focus on current research, more sophisticated methods, and the latest equipment available to analyze gait. It features: a new chapter covering running; synergy of motion between the two limbs; a new chapter covering pediatrics; a new chapter covering stair negotiation; new and updated clinical examples; a section on power inside each chapter covering normal gait; and, new methods and equipment to analyze gait. This Second Edition to "Gait Analysis" offers a re-organization of the chapters and presentation of material in a more user-friendly, yet comprehensive format. Essential information is provided describing gait functions, and clinical examples to identify and interpret gait deviations. Learning is further reinforced with images and photographs. Six sections of this title cover the fundamentals, normal gait, pathological gait, clinical considerations, advanced locomotor functions, and gait analysis systems. It explains clinical significance of the most common pathological gait patterns. It features over 470 illustrations and photographs, as well as 40 tables. It includes patient examples to illustrate elements of normal and pathological gait. Tens of thousands of orthopedic, orthotic and prosthetic, physical therapy, and other rehabilitation professionals have kept a copy of "Gait Analysis" by their side for over 18 years...join the thousands more who will bring the Second Edition into their clinics, classrooms, and personal collections.