musculoskeletal assessment

[etvin]

hi laura,
have you ever gone through CLINICAL ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION by Ronald McRae --- a book from churchill and livingstone?
it is a nice book which i have been useing for assess ortho conditions.

[oscar]

clinical sports med by brukner and kahn is fab, I wouldn't have survived my outpatients placement without it!! It's not just sports based, it's excellent for non-sports assessment.

[alophysio]

Clinical sports med now has new 3rd ed i think. It includes tests and treatment (general).

Orthopaedic Physical Assessment by David Magee is pretty good.

There is also a book by Hertling and Kessler (?) that seemed to be quite ok too...

[oscar]

Clinical sports med now has new 3rd ed i think. It includes tests and treatment (general).

....and it also comes with a CD with treatment sheets for various conditions

[alophysio]

I agree that Clincial Sports Medicine is very good. Extremely good.

However, for a comprehensive assessment procedure with special tests etc etc, Clinical Orthopaedic Assessment is primarily interested in a thorough assessment of the area.

Clinical Sports Med is practical and seems to be getting more comprehensive. It is good also because it tells you how to deal with different conditions. The assessment is also fairly comprehensive.

If you could get both, i think it would be most helpful for you.