Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination

Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination has been used for 10 years by thousands of students, clinicians, and rehab professionals and is now available in a revised and updated third edition. Concise and pocket-sized, this handbook is an invaluable guide filled with the most current and practical clinical exam techniques used during an orthopedic examination. ? Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination, Third Edition takes a user-friendly approach to visualizing and explaining more than 150 commonly used orthopedic special tests, including 11 new and modern tests.? ? Readers benefit from the spiral, lay-flat binding and new color elements.? Clear and concise text is coupled with effective photographs, clearly labeled with directional arrows, to illustrate proper subject and clinician positioning and directional movement.? ? Jeff G. Konin, Denise Wiksten, Jai Isear, and Holly Brader have organized Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination, Third Edition by regions of the body, allowing the reader to quickly and easily reference a particular test.?

Students, clinicians, and rehabilitation professionals alike will benefit from adding this classic text to their reference library today.

Eleven new tests, including the Dial Test, Lateral Scapular Slide Test, Crank Test, and Posterior Impingement Test.
Descriptive text presented in a concise manner.
Evidence-based references for each test.
Detailed descriptions of each special test component: test positioning, action, and positive findings.
Photographs illustrating the proper subject and clinician positioning, with color arrows used to depict proper force and direction for each test.
User-friendly spiral, lay-flat binding.
Positive results and special considerations identified for each test as they relate to the examination process.?

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-06-2009; Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination; This is a great book for any clinician perfroming orthopedic assessment. It has good descriptions of tests with pictures accompanying each description.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-16-2008; Swell; Items received from this seller are delivered in a fast amount of time and retain their quality.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-22-2007; Really great clinical textbook to keep on hand; I purchased this book while in college, as a required text, and I still LOVE this book. For those who are visual learners, this will help a lot. Technically some of the tests within the book, I've been told, are not great 'clinical'...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-08-2006; Excellent; Covers most clinical joint tests, including some I had not heard of before. Gives tips on positioning, testing, and interpreting the results, with helpful photos for each test.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-06-2009; Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination; This is a great book for any clinician perfroming orthopedic assessment. It has good descriptions of tests with pictures accompanying each description.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-08-2001; Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination; I bought this book in preparation for the NATA certification exam. This book is concise and has fairly good pictures for the orthopedic tests, however it lacks detail in explanation of tests. For example, on the Trendelenburg test it...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-19-2006; lost book & order; ordered it on 1/17 and still have not received it on 2/19. They ran out of books and told me that it would be shipped out sometime between 2/1 - 3/17. Would not recommend this buying from them unless you know for sure that it is in...; read full review | report as inappropriate