Principles and management of pediatric foot and ankle deformities and malformations [E-Book]

"This book will combine principles of assessing foot disorders and deformities and treatment with practical suggestions"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles and Management of Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformities and Malformations; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1Introduction; PURPOSE OF THE BOOK; HOW TO USE THE BOOK; CHAPTER 2Basic Principles; BASIC PRINCIPLE #1: Techniques change, but principles are forever; BASIC PRINCIPLE #2: A thorough knowledge of the normal anatomy of the child's foot is mandatory as the foundation for the assessment and management of foot deformities in children; BASIC PRINCIPLE #3: The average normal foot shape in children is different than the average normal foot shape in adults

BASIC PRINCIPLE #4: Age-related anatomic variations in the shape of the foot and the natural history of each one must be appreciatedBASIC PRINCIPLE #5: "The foot is not a joint!" In all congenital and developmental deformities and most malformations of the child's foot, there are at least two segmental deformities that are often in rotationally opposite directions from each other, "as if the foot was wrung out"; BASIC PRINCIPLE #6: One must understand subtalar joint positions and motions in a manner that supersedes the confusing and inconsistent terminology in the literature

English.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650