The Musculoskeletal System

The Systems of the Body series has established itself as a highly valuable resource for medical and other health science students following today's systems-based courses. Now thoroughly revised and updated in this third edition, each volume presents the core knowledge of basic science and clinical conditions that medical students need, providing a concise, fully integrated view of each major body system that can be hard to find in more traditionally arranged textbooks or other resources. Multiple case studies help relate key principles to current practice, with links to clinical skills, clinical investigation and therapeutics made clear throughout.Each (print) volume also now comes with access to the complete, enhanced eBook version, offering easy anytime, anywhere access - as well as self-assessment material to check your understanding and aid exam preparation.The Musculoskeletal System provides highly accessible coverage of the core basic science principles in the context of clinical case histories, giving the reader a fully integrated understanding of the system and its major diseases.RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THE HANDSOFT TISSUE RHEUMATIC DISEASE INVOLVING THE SHOULDER AND ELBOWNERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMESLOWER BACK PAINBONE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN NORMAL AND DISEASE STATESTHE SYNOVIAL JOINT IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: OSTEOARTHRITISCRYSTAL ARTHROPATHIES AND THE ANKLESKELETAL MUSCLE AND ITS DISORDERSAUTOIMMUNITY AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMTRAUMA AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMINFECTION AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMSystems of the Body Series:The Renal SystemThe Musculoskeletal SystemThe Nervous SystemThe Digestive SystemThe Endocrine SystemThe Respiratory SystemThe Cardiovascular System