Clinical orthopaedic rehabilitation. Second Edition. S. BrentBrotzman and Kevin E.Wilk. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2003, 672 pp., $99.00

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Second Edition. S. Brent Brotzman and Kevin E. Wilk. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2003, 672 pp., $99.00This is a detailed resource that is excellent for multiple members of the medical community. This book is especially good for physiatrists, residents in orthopaedics, and therapists. The orthopaedic surgeon recently new to private practice might also find this book particularly helpful in that it does have detailed protocols for therapists in the preoperative and postoperative phases of treatment. The book is divided into 10 separate chapters in a logical format. A total of 49 authors, including orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, certified athletic trainers, and an exercise physiologist, have collaborated to make this a well-rounded text.The first five chapters are organized into anatomic areas. These include hand and wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, and foot and ankle injuries. The chapters progress from background information to detailed history and physical examination. Imaging studies are also discussed and those that are most important are noted. Nonoperative treatments as well as preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation are reviewed in detail as well. The chapters are well organized and have an overall smooth flowing text that supports an outline, giving multiple areas of bulleting to accent key points and help direct the reader to the meat of the discussion. The authors also use a number of figures and charts that discuss and describe the protocols for physical therapy. The number of diagrams in this book is exceptionally large and is very important in helping the reader to clearly understand exactly what movements are suggested for the rehabilitation. The protocols are not general, as in many books, and are detailed enough to differentiate between primary and secondary repair protocols and are broken down into different phases of rehabilitation.The latter portion of the book includes several different topics including the arthritic lower extremity, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and low back injuries. There is a special topics chapter that reviews athletic injuries. It is especially nice to see the information on prevention and muscle imbalances in this chapter. The last chapter discusses in common terms the modalities and techniques employed in rehabilitation of orthopaedic injuries. The references in all chapters are alphabetical and, while there are no endnotes or footnotes, each chapter is divided into sections and the references for those sections are arranged in the same manner. The references are comprehensive and provide quick reference for further detail to the interested reader.Overall, this is a well-organized, comprehensive, and clinically oriented book that will benefit orthopaedic resident physiatrists, therapists, athletic trainers, and junior faculty in orthopaedics. The organization makes this a welcome addition to the library of any rehabilitation professional, especially with the bulleting and boxed protocols. These physicians will find this an easy-to-read reference book that they may use throughout their career. Second Edition. S. Brent Brotzman and Kevin E. Wilk. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2003, 672 pp., $99.00 This is a detailed resource that is excellent for multiple members of the medical community. This book is especially good for physiatrists, residents in orthopaedics, and therapists. The orthopaedic surgeon recently new to private practice might also find this book particularly helpful in that it does have detailed protocols for therapists in the preoperative and postoperative phases of treatment. The book is divided into 10 separate chapters in a logical format. A total of 49 authors, including orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, certified athletic trainers, and an exercise physiologist, have collaborated to make this a well-rounded text. The first five chapters are organized into anatomic areas. These include hand and wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, and foot and ankle injuries. The chapters progress from background information to detailed history and physical examination. Imaging studies are also discussed and those that are most important are noted. Nonoperative treatments as well as preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation are reviewed in detail as well. The chapters are well organized and have an overall smooth flowing text that supports an outline, giving multiple areas of bulleting to accent key points and help direct the reader to the meat of the discussion. The authors also use a number of figures and charts that discuss and describe the protocols for physical therapy. The number of diagrams in this book is exceptionally large and is very important in helping the reader to clearly understand exactly what movements are suggested for the rehabilitation. The protocols are not general, as in many books, and are detailed enough to differentiate between primary and secondary repair protocols and are broken down into different phases of rehabilitation. The latter portion of the book includes several different topics including the arthritic lower extremity, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and low back injuries. There is a special topics chapter that reviews athletic injuries. It is especially nice to see the information on prevention and muscle imbalances in this chapter. The last chapter discusses in common terms the modalities and techniques employed in rehabilitation of orthopaedic injuries. The references in all chapters are alphabetical and, while there are no endnotes or footnotes, each chapter is divided into sections and the references for those sections are arranged in the same manner. The references are comprehensive and provide quick reference for further detail to the interested reader. Overall, this is a well-organized, comprehensive, and clinically oriented book that will benefit orthopaedic resident physiatrists, therapists, athletic trainers, and junior faculty in orthopaedics. The organization makes this a welcome addition to the library of any rehabilitation professional, especially with the bulleting and boxed protocols. These physicians will find this an easy-to-read reference book that they may use throughout their career.