Musculoskeletal Emergencies > General Textbook

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Part I: General Principles 1 General Principles of Initial Care 2 Radiographic Imaging 3 Infections involving the Musculoskeletal system 4 Anlelgesia, Conscious Sedation, Regional Blocks, and Anesthesia 5 Multiple Trauma 6 Perioperative Assessment 7 Pregnancy Part II: Specific Anatomic Regions Section 1:Upper Extremity 8 Spine 9 Shoulder 10 Elbow and Distal Humerus 11 Wrist and Forearm 12 Hand and Digits Section 2: Lower Extremity 13 Hip and Thigh 14 Distal Femur, Knee, Patella 15 Leg and Ankle 16 Foot Section 3: Central Skeletal Axis Injuries 17 Pelvis Part III: Pediatrics 18 Introduction to Pediatric Trauma 19 Pediatric Pathologic Fractures 20 Pediatric Shoulder and Humeral Shaft 21 Pediatric Elbow 22 Pediatric Forearm and Distal Radius/Ulna Fractures Part III: Pediatrics 22 Pediatric Forearm and Distal Radius/Ulna Fractures 23 Pediatric Hand 24 Pediatric Cervical Spine Fractures 25 Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures 26 Pediatric Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum 27 Pediatric Fracture of the Dislocations of the Hip 28 Pediatric Femur 29 Fractures of the Pediatric Knee 30 Pediatric Tibia/Fibular Shaft and Ankle Fractures 31 Pediatric Foot Appendix: Legal and Administrative Issues