A System Of Orthopaedic Medicine

Ombregt is also the author of An Atlas of Orthopaedic Examination of the Peripheral Joints. He has also produced a series of CD Roms on the joints which he markets himself by mail and on the internet.. He and Bisschop are both well known internationally through their lectures and workshops.

Section 1. General Principles Pain. Pressure on nerves. Connective tissue. Clinical diagnosis of soft tissue lesions. General principles of treatment. Section 2. The cervical spine Applied anatomy of the cervical spine. Clinical examination of the cervical spine. Interpretation of findings. Disorders of the cervical spine. Mechanical disorders. Non-mechanical disorders. Other disorders. Whiplash injury. Treatment. Section 3. The shoulder Applied anatomy of the shoulder. Clinical examination of the shoulder. Interpretation of findings. Disorders of the inert structures. Disorders of the contractile structures. Disorders associated with a painful arc. A vascular disorder: subclavian steal syndrome. Section 4. The shoulder girdle Applied anatomy of the shoulder girdle. Clinical examination of the shoulder girdle. Interpretation of findings. Disorders of the inert structures. Disorders of the contractile structures. Disorders of the nerve tissue. Section 5. The elbow Applied anatomy of the elbow. Clinical examination of the elbow. Interpretation of findings. Disorders of the inert structures. Disorders of the contractile structures. Section 6. The wrist, thumb and hand Applied anatomy of the wrist, thumb and hand. Clinical examination of the wrist, thumb and hand. Interpretation of findings. Disorders of the lower radioulnar joint. Disorders of the wrist. Disorders of the thumb. Disorders of the hand and fingers. Section 7. Nerve Lesions and entrapment neuropathies of the upper limb Nerve lesions and entrapment neuropathies of the upper limb Section 8. The thoracic spine Applied anatomy of the thorax and abdomen. Clinical examination of the thoracic spine. Interpretation of findings. Disorders of the thoracic spine: disc lesions. Disorders of the thoracic spine: non-disc lesions. Disorders of the thoracic cage and abdomen. Ankylosing spondylitis of the thorax. Section 9. The temporoman