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Frontline Musculoskeletal Medicine

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Musculoskeletal Medicine addresses a topic of great importance. The simplest reason is the large number of people with musculoskeletal conditions. Granted, few people die of bone and joint diseases, yet many people do not enjoy life to the fullest because of them. Thus, for students who went to medical school to help people, mastering musculoskeletal medicine will be an essential task.

Explore Musculoskeletal Medicine, a comprehensive online textbook covering the diagnosis, treatment, and management of musculoskeletal conditions. Designed for medical professionals, this resource offers expert insights, evidence-based approaches, and practical guidance for improving patient care.

Frontline Musculoskeletal Medicine

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The study of disease is the study of patterns. Making a diagnosis is a process of matching a patient’s presentation to a set of signs, symptoms, and findings that represent a defined biologic process. This matching process allows you to offer interventions and make prognoses on the basis of your...
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The English word anatomy is derived from the Greek anatome, meaning dissection; and for many generations of students, the primary center of anatomy instruction was the dissection laboratory. Dissection will no doubt continue to be part of medical school training, if for no reason beyond tradition: the transformation from college...
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Infections of the bones and joints, although less common than infections in other parts of the body, are nonetheless significant clinical problems. These infections generally fall into three broad categories: (1) infection of the joint (septic arthritis), (2) infection of the bone (osteomyelitis), and (3) soft-tissue or bone infection adjacent...
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Sports medicine addresses many medical concerns of the athlete, including concerns about physiology, nutrition, and psychology; however, the most common health concern of athletes is musculoskeletal injury. The first section of this chapter is a review of some of the musculoskeletal conditions that commonly affect athletes, grouped by anatomic region....
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Metabolic bone diseases are those in which abnormal formation or maintenance of bone leads to clinical manifestations such as fracture and deformity. Metabolic bone diseases are characterized by failed skeletal homeostasis. This failure may be caused by an abnormality in mineral homeostasis, such as calcium wasting in kidney disease; however,...
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Children are not simply smaller versions of adults. Their vast growth potential allows children at times to correct deformities that would lead to poor outcomes among adults. Consideration of long-term outcome is of critical importance in children because their bones, joints, and muscles must remain functional and pain-free not just...
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Trauma resuscitation begins with securing and maintaining the ABCs: airway, breathing, and circulation. Evaluation of the musculoskeletal system must be deferred to these priorities because when a patient cannot get oxygen into the lungs or cannot circulate oxygenated blood to the brain, ischemic damage occurs within 4 minutes. Muscle and...
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Older adults make up the most rapidly growing segment of the population in the United States. Although there is no clear definition for the term elderly, 65 years and older has generally been used to define this segment of the population, in large part because this is the traditional age...
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Bones break when they are subjected to forces greater than their mechanical tolerance. Whether a bone will fracture under a given load depends on both the inherent strength of the bone and the magnitude of the force. The direction of the force and rate at which it is applied are...
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Shoulder and Arm Inspection Look for erythema, ecchymosis, and swelling. Noting deformity and atrophy is particularly important. In the shoulder this may be difficult to appreciate because atrophy of the large muscles of the shoulder girdle must be severe to recognize it. Although infraspinatus and supraspinatus atrophy can be identified...

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