PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

1. Normal Variants and Self-Limiting Conditions
2. The Limping Child
3. Neuromuscular Conditions of Childhood
4. Paediatric Upper Limb
5. Paediatric Spine
6. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
7. Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ Disease
8. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
9. Congenital Coxa Vara
10. Paediatric Knee
11. Foot and Ankle
12. Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot)
13. Lower Limb Alignment and Leg Length Discrepancy
14. Skeletal Dysplasia
15. Musculoskeletal Infections
16. Paediatric Musculoskeletal Tumours

This book provides orthopaedic surgeons in training with concise and relevant core knowledge on all aspects of children’s orthopaedics. Content includes the common orthopaedic conditions that affect children, and key management points in each chapter are highlighted for readers to quickly access this information.
The aim of this resource is to offer an authoritative guide on all facets of children’s orthopaedics so the treating doctor has enough information to confidently allay the anxieties of the patient and their parents, and to identify when to refer the child to a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. This book will be an essential reference guide for newly qualified orthopaedic specialists, as well as paediatricians and family doctors working in busy clinics that treat children who present with orthopaedic conditions.

Features
• Concise reference guide to children’s orthopedics aimed at the orthopedic trainee working towards the FRCS(Orth) exam
• Bulleted lists of facts which are readily accessible
• Chapter headings based on common clinical conditions and those most likely to be seen / discussed in the exam

Authors
• Nick A. Aresti MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS. Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. Percivall Pott Rotation, London
• Matthew Barry MS FRCS (Orth). Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. Barts Health NHS Trust. Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London
• John MH Paterson FRCS. Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. The Royal London, Barts and The London Children's Hospitals,. Barts Health NHS Trust
• Manoj Ramachandran BSc (Hons) MBBS (Hons) MRCS (Eng) FRCS (Tr&Orth). Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon (Paediatric and Young Adult). The Royal London & Barts and The London Children's Hospitals, Barts. Health NHS Trust, London. Honorary Reader, School of Engineering and Material Sciences, Queen. Mary, University of London