The gold standard comprehensive reference in pediatric orthopaedics is a must-have resource for physicians and residents treating infants, children, and adolescents with orthopaedic problems. Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics, 8th Edition, brings you fully up to date in the field with new content, a new editor, and many new contributing authors who cover all aspects of basic science, clinical manifestations, and management. You’ll find complete, expert coverage of normal musculoskeletal development and the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the entire range of abnormalities, with emphasis on evidence-based decision making in treatment selection.

　　　ㆍ　Features a new chapter on Pain Management in Pediatric Orthopaedics and newly consolidated chapters on neuromuscular disorders and early-onset spine deformities.
　　　ㆍ　Includes many more contributing authors from outside North America who share their knowledge and expertise in this complex field, as well as new editor Dr. Haemish Crawford from Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.
　　　ㆍ　Incorporates full-color, step-by-step, atlas-type illustrations of surgical techniques throughout the text.
　　　ㆍ　Includes pearls and pitfalls and the authors’ preferred approach in many clinical chapters.


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Contributors v
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
VOLUME 1
1
Embryology and Development
of the Musculoskeletal System 1
José A. Morcuende and James O. Sanders
2
Genetic Aspects
of Orthopaedic Conditions 43
Benjamin A. Alman and Matthew B. Dobbs
3
Imaging in Pediatric Orthopaedics 58
Eric Paul Eutsler, Maria Rosana Ponisio, and Geetika Khanna
4
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Examination 92
Pooya Hosseinzadeh
5
Pain Management
in Pediatric Orthopaedics 134
Wallis T. Muhly, Janice Man, and Sabrina Gmuca
6
Metabolic and Endocrine Abnormalities 168
Andrew W. Howard, Jennifer Harrington, and Jack Cheng Chun-yiu
7
The Skeletal Dysplasias 214
Paul D. Sponseller and William G. MacKenzie
8
Syndromes of Orthopaedic Importance 259
Klane K. White, Craig Birch, and Samantha A. Spencer
9
Localized Disorders of Skin
and Soft Tissue 307
Haemish A. Crawford and Deborah M. Eastwood
10
Diseases of the Hematopoietic System 346
Michael T. Busch and Amy L. Dunn
11
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 373
Pamela F. Weiss
12
Musculoskeletal Infection 396
Anthony A. Stans and Jonathan G. Schoenecker
13
Bone and Soft Tissue T umors 459
Alexandre Arkader and Kristy L. Weber
14
Cerebral Palsy 509
Benjamin J. Shore, Pamela Thomason, Susan M. Reid,
M. Wade Shrader, and H. Kerr Graham
15
Other Neuromuscular Disorders 591
Robert M. Kay and Vineeta T. Swaroop
16
Idiopathic Scoliosis 659
Burt Yaszay and Peter O. Newton
17
Early-Onset Spine Deformities 721
John M. (Jack) Flynn, Carol C. Hasler, and Michael G. Vitale
18
Adolescent Kyphosis 751
William C. Warner Jr and Jeffrey R. Sawyer
19
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis 791
Lindsay Andras, Scott J. Luhmann, and David L. Skaggs
20
The Cervical Spine 820
Ron El-Hawary and Joshua M. Pahys
Index I-1
VOLUME 2
21
The Upper Limb 885
Andrea S. Bauer and Peter M. Waters
22
Developmental Hip Dysplasia
and D islocation 963
Stuart L. Weinstein
23
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
and Other Conditions of the Hip 1089
Wudbhav N. Sankar, Pablo Castañeda, and Benjamin Joseph
CONTENTS 24
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis 1163
Young-Jo Kim and Manoj Ramachandran
25
The Adolescent Hip 1212
Ira Zaltz and Ernest L. Sink
26
The Lower Extremity 1223
Christopher Iobst, Viral Jain, and James J. McCarthy
27
Limb-Length Discrepancy 1296
Kenneth J. Noonan and Matthew A. Halanski
28
The Foot 1342
Vincent S. Mosca and Maryse Bouchard
29
The Child with a Limb Deficiency 1466
Richard E. Bowen, Norman Y. Otsuka, and Spencer A. Doty
30
Sports Medicine in the Growing Child 1537
Mininder S. Kocher and Theodore J. Ganley
31
The Principles of Pediatric
Fracture and Trauma Care 1601
Eric W. Edmonds and Martin J. Herman
32
Upper Extremity Fractures 1632
Apurva S. Shah and Michelle S. Caird
33
Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spine
and Lower Extremity Fractures 1712
Steven L. Frick and Firoz Miyanji
Index I-1
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