Medicolegal Reporting in Orthopaedic Trauma, 4th Edition
A comprehensive guide to the preparation of medicolegal reports in the field of personal injury litigation following musculoskeletal trauma..
It provides prognostic information following musculoskeletal injuries and assists the clinician acting as an expert medical witness prepare the report.
Each of the chapters is devoted to different areas of injury and takes the reader through the full range of treatments, results and complications and how these impact on prognosis.
Collates data on treatment, results, complications from the relevant medical literature and review articles and saves the orthopaedic surgeon acting as an expert witness a lot of hours of unnecessary research.
Key Features
A comprehensive guide to the preparation of medicolegal reports in the field of personal injury litigation following musculoskeletal trauma..
It provides prognostic information following musculoskeletal injuries and assists the clinician acting as an expert medical witness prepare the report.
Each of the chapters is devoted to different areas of injury and takes the reader through the full range of treatments, results and complications and how these impact on prognosis.
Collates data on treatment, results, complications from the relevant medical literature and review articles and saves the orthopaedic surgeon acting as an expert witness a lot of hours of unnecessary research.
| ISBN | 9780443068331 |
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| Product Format | Book |
| Publication Date | 2010 |
| Author Information | By Michael A. Foy, BM, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK and Phillip S. Fagg, MB, BS, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK |
| Table of Content | SECTION 1 Medicolegal Practice The Orthopaedic Surgeon's Viewpoint The Legal Viewpoint Recent Developments in the Law and their Effect on Practice The Othopaedic Surgeon in Court SECTION II Results Following Upper Limb Fractures The Shoulder The Humerus The Elbow The Forearm The Wrist Hand Injuries SECTION III Results Following Lower Limb Fractures The Hip The Femoral Shaft Fractures The Knee The Tibia and Fibula The Ankle The Foot, Including Calcineal Fractures SECTION IV Results following Fractures of the Axial Skeleton The Pelvis The Cervical Spine The Thoracolumbar Spine : Assessment Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Head Injury SECTION V Miscellaneous Topics Repetitive Strain Injury Soft Tissue Injuries, Including Burns Peripheral Nerve Injuries The Psychological Effects of Trauma Post-Traumatic Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Recognised Arm Conditions and Work Radiology in Medicolegal Practice Vibration White Finger |
| Publication Date | 25-08-2010 |
| Pages | 560 |
| Trim | 276 x 219 mm |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
