This is an integrated textbook on the musculoskeletal system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Contributors - p. iv 6. Acknowledgements - p. iv 7. Preface - p. vi 8. Chapter 1: RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THE HAND - p. vii 9. Chapter 2: SOFT TISSUE RHEUMATIC DISEASE INVOLVING THE SHOULDER AND ELBOW - p. 18 10. Chapter 3: NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES - p. 31 11. Chapter 4: BACK PAIN - p. 45 12. Chapter 5: BONE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN NORMAL AND DISEASE STATES - p. 59 13. Chapter 6: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE - p. 76 14. Chapter 7: CRYSTAL ARTHROPATHIES AND THE ANKLE - p. 95 15. Chapter 8: DISORDERS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE - p. 107 16. Chapter 9: AUTOIMMUNITY AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 122 17. Chapter 10: TRAUMA AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 135 18. Chapter 11: INFECTION AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 149 19. Glossary - p. 164 20. Index - p. 164
This is an integrated textbook on the musculoskeletal system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Contributors - p. iv 6. Acknowledgements - p. iv 7. Preface - p. vi 8. Chapter 1: RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THE HAND - p. vii 9. Chapter 2: SOFT TISSUE RHEUMATIC DISEASE INVOLVING THE SHOULDER AND ELBOW - p. 18 10. Chapter 3: NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES - p. 31 11. Chapter 4: BACK PAIN - p. 45 12. Chapter 5: BONE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN NORMAL AND DISEASE STATES - p. 59 13. Chapter 6: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE - p. 76 14. Chapter 7: CRYSTAL ARTHROPATHIES AND THE ANKLE - p. 95 15. Chapter 8: DISORDERS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE - p. 107 16. Chapter 9: AUTOIMMUNITY AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 122 17. Chapter 10: TRAUMA AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 135 18. Chapter 11: INFECTION AND THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 149 19. Glossary - p. 164 20. Index - p. 164