- An evidence-based, user-friendly review of the literature for common hip pathologies
- Includes extensive case material to bring the content to life
- An excellent resource for orthopedists, physiatrists, primary care practitioners
Hip pain is one of the most common reasons for patient visits to orthopedic, physiatrist, primary care and sports medicine offices.
Most books that cover this topic review it as a chapter within a larger book on orthopedics as a whole, or they focus on one specific aspect of hip pathology, such as osteoarthritis.
This practical text is an evidence-based, user-friendly review of the literature for the breadth of hip pathologies that present to the busy practitioner. Opening with a review of the relevant anatomy, subsequent chapters discuss bursitis and tendonitis, labral tears, impingement syndrome, and osteoarthritis. Additional chapters cover hip pain in the pediatric patient, sports trauma and fractures, and rheumatologic and infectious disease considerations.
And while reviewing pathology and its diagnosis and treatment is important, proceeding through real case studies is extremely valuable in bringing the diagnosis and treatment of hip pathologies to life, hence an engaging section of clinical case material rounds out the presentation.
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Table of Contents- Hip Anatomy.-
- Hip Bursitis and Tendonitis.-
- Labral Tears of the Hip.-
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip.-
- Impingement Syndrome/Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.-
- Pediatric Hip Pain.-
- Sports Trauma of the Hip.-
- Hip Fractures.-
- Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases and Hip Pain.-
- Hip Pain Case Studies.
