The difficulty of a child to express the symptoms needs to be kept in mind during examination, thus the examining surgeon has to be very observant in picking up even minor details helpful for diagnosis. This book focuses on paediatric examination, a topic not much explored in the regular orthopedic texts. Will serve as an outpatient clinic guide.

Table of ContentsChapter 1 Approach to a child in the outpatient clinicChapter 2 Biometric measurements and normal growth parameters in a childChapter 3 Examination of gait in a childChapter 4 Evaluation of congenital limb deficienciesChapter 5 Examination of paediatric shoulderChapter 6 Examination of paediatric elbowChapter 7 Examination of paediatric hand and wristChapter 8 Examination of a child with birth brachial plexus palsyChapter 9 Examination of hip joint in a childChapter 10 Examination of Knee joint in a childChapter 11 Examination of foot and ankle in a childChapter 12 Evaluation of spine in a childChapter 13 Examination of a child with Cerebral PalsyChapter 14 Peripheral nerve examination in a childChapter 15 Evaluation of swelling/ tumor in a childChapter 16 Evaluation of a child with short statureChapter 17 Evaluation of paediatric limb deformitiesChapter 18 Miscellaneous topics

This book is a systematic and accurate review of the clinical evaluation of the child and adolescent mainly in the outpatient setting that can be highly recommended for the intended audience that includes orthopedic surgeons, family medicine and pediatric practitioners, their trainees, and other allied medical professionals involved in children and adolescent care. The author is fully qualified to write on this subject and is supported by contributors from his institution and others around India. Each chapter covers the relevant history and demonstrates the physical findings for the normal and abnormal area of the skeleton, by using specific tests. Good quality clinical color photographs demonstrate each step of a given test. Almost every known classical and proven clinical physical examination test is covered. The authors avoid the use of ancillary testing such as radiographs, CT scans, and MRIs. At the end of each chapter is a brief reference list and the book ends with a fairly complete index. This book is a useful reference for medical science libraries.Edward Abraham, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)