With its unique combination of classic Netter artwork, exam photos and
videos, and rigorous evidence-based approach, Netter's Orthopaedic
Clinical Examination, 3rd Edition, helps you get the most clinically
significant information from every orthopaedic examination. This new
edition, by Drs. Joshua Cleland, Shane Koppenhaver, and Jonathan Su,
allows you to quickly review the reliability and diagnostic utility of
musculoskeletal physical exams and make it easier to incorporate
evidence into your clinical decision making.
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Extremely user-friendly and well organized, this unique text walks you
through the anatomy and clinical exam, then critically reviews all
literature for given diagnostic tests.
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A tabular format provides quick access to test reliability and
diagnostic utility, study quality, anatomy and biomechanics, and
summary recommendations for applying evidence in practice.
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Quality ratings for 269 studies, investigating a test's reliability
using the 11-item Quality Appraisal of Diagnostic Reliability
Checklist.
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Evidence-based approach helps you focus on the effectiveness of the
clinical tests available and review recent studies quickly to
determine which test will best predict a specific diagnosis.
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84 new studies, 34 new photos and 25 new videos on Student Consult.
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QAREL (Quality Appraisal for Reliability Studies) checklists
included for each reliability study.
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A downloadable Student Consult eBook is included with this printed
book.