Orthopaedics for Medical Graduates

"Dr. S.C. Goel has been working in Banaras Hindu University as a full time teacher since 1979. During this period he has been involved in basic research work in the field of Fracture healing, Corrosion behavior of orthopedic implants and Bone graft and bone substitutes. These research works have been published and have been awarded with many honors including Silver Jubilee Commemoration Lecture Award of Indian Orthopaedic Association. He has delivered 11 orations. A widely travelled man, he has presented numerous papers in national and international conferences. He has 5 best paper awards to his credit. He has been on faculty of various workshops and conferences.Dr. Goel has written chapters in various books including Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma, and published 76 papers in various journals.He was editor of Indian Journal of Orthopaedics for 6 years. Among his many achievements, Girdlestone Scholarship by Oxford University, UK in 1989 IOA Foreign Fellowship, AO Fellowship and Indo-German Foundation Fellowships, and presidentship of NAILS in 2007 are to name a few. He was elected President of Indian Orthopaedic Association in 2008. He was invited by Australian Orthopaedic Association, Thailand Orthopaedic Association, OSSAC and American Acadamy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to give lectures. Currently he is Vice President of Orthopaedic Association of SAARC Countries (OASAC)."

SECTION 1:Introduction to Orthopaedics 1

1 Introduction to Orthopaedics 3

SECTION 2: Clinical Examination 11

2 Examination of Shoulder and Elbow 13

3 Examination of Wrist and Hand 21

4 Examination of Hip 25

5 Examination of Knee 35

6 Examination of Foot and Ankle 41

7 Examination of Spine 47

SECTION 3:Traumatology 59

8 Fractures and Dislocations 61

9 Classification of Fractures 67

10 Management of Fractures 73

11 Complications of Fracture 85

12 Soft Tissue Injuries and Sport Injuries 95

13 Polytrauma 99

14 Fractures in Children 103

15 Injuries Around Shoulder and Arm 109

16 Injuries Around Elbow 119

17 Injuries Around Forearm and Wrist 131

18 Hand Injuries 143

19 Injuries Around Hip 147

20 Injuries Around Thigh 16

21 Injuries Around Knee 167

22 Injuries Around Leg and Ankle 179

23 Injuries Around Foot 191

24 Spinal Injuries 197

25 Injuries Around Pelvis and Acetabulum 205

26 Peripheral Nerve Injuries 211

SECTION 4:Orthopaedics 215

27 Arthritis 217

28 Infections of Bones and Joints 225

29 Congenital Deformities 239

30 Metabolic Diseases 251

31 Bone Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions 259

32 Backache and Spinal Disorders 275

33 Neuromuscular Disorders 285

34 Disorders of Neck and Upper Limb 289

35 Disorders of Hip and Knee 295

36 Disorders of Foot and Ankle 305

37 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 311

SECTION 5:Miscellaneous 319

38 Patient Counselling and Informed Consent 321

Index 323

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