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Edited by Victoria R. Masear. 367 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1996. $55. ISBN 0-7216-5436-3.

The goal of Primary Care Orthopaedics is to familiarize medical students and primary care practitioners with the most common orthopedic conditions and injuries. Primary care providers are broadly interpreted to be pediatricians, family practitioners, emergency room physicians, internists, medical students, and residents treating orthopedic conditions.

The book begins with an excellent chapter on orthopedic examination. Chapter 2 addresses orthopedic emergencies and infections. Subsequent chapters address fractures and injuries to various anatomical regions, nerve entrapments, musculoskeletal tumors, overuse syndromes, congenital deformities, arthritis, and splinting techniques.

Multiauthored books are often uneven in style and content unless tightly edited. This book is no . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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