Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) make decisions on a daily basis regarding treatment for musculoskeletal problems, including referrals to orthopedic surgeons and other specialists. Despite the large number of patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints, primary care providers often feel poorly educated about how to assess and manage these conditions.

 

Now in its fully revised second edition, Principles of Orthopedic Practice for Primary Care Providers continues to be a go-to resource for clinicians interested in the effective treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

 

Written by expert orthopedic, physical medicine and pain management specialists at major Harvard teaching hospitals, the second edition of Principles of Orthopedic Practice for Primary Care Providers represents a high-yield and succinct resource on the assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions. Chapters overview specific body parts, typical presentations of disease, options for diagnostic testing, treatment paradigms, and anticipated outcomes of management both in the primary care setting and following specialist consultation. The text offers suggested pathways for working up and treating these problems with an emphasis on when referral to a specialist, or surgical intervention, is needed.

 

While all previous chapters have been fully revised, this edition also includes nine brand new chapters, including chapters on pain management, hip-spine syndrome, adult spinal deformity, sports-related injuries, and cost and quality in musculoskeletal care.

Part I: The Spine

Axial Neck and Back Pain.- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction and Piriformis Syndrome.- Pain Management for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders.- Adult Spinal Deformity.- Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy.- Lumbar Disc Herniation and Radiculopathy.- Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis
Part II: Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, Vertebral Compression Fractures and Vertebral Cement Augmentation.- Part III: The Hip
Hip Soft Tissue Injuries.- Femoroacetabular Impingement, Labral Tears, and Hip Arthroscopy.- Total Hip Arthroplasty and the Treatment of Hip Osteoarthritis.- Hip Spine Syndrome.- Part IV: The Shoulder and Elbow
Shoulder Soft Tissue Injuries.- Shoulder Instability.- Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis.- Elbow Osteoarthritis and Soft Tissue Injuries.- Part V: The Hand and Wrist
Hand and Wrist Soft Iissue Conditions.- Hand and Wrist Arthritis.- Upper Extremity Nerve Entrapment.- Part VI: Sports and Acitivity Related Injuries and Orthobiologics
Bone Stress Injuries.- Hamstring and Calf Injuries.- Running Injuries.- Orthobiologics.- Part VII: The Knee
Knee Osteoarthritis.-  Surgical Approaches to Advanced Knee OA (TKA, UKA, Osteotomy).- Cartilage Defects in the Knee: Clinical, Imaging and Treatment Aspects.- Meniscal and Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee.- Anterior Knee Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Part VIII: The Foot and Ankle
Ankle Arthritis.- Soft Tissue Disorders of the Ankle.- Midfoot Arthritis and Disorders of the Hallux.- Plantar Fasciitis
Foot and Ankle Injuries.- Part IX - Cost and Quality in Musculoskeletal Care
Managing Cost and Quality in Musculoskeletal Care.