General Orthopedics, An Issue of Physician Assistant Clinics

In this issue of <i>Physician Assistant Clinics</i>, guest editor and PA Kara-Ann Valentine brings her considerable expertise to the topic of <b>General Orthopedics</b>. Top experts in the field discuss the interprofessional collaborations involved in the treatment and management of orthopedic conditions; review common orthopedic conditions in a head-to-toe approach, discussing presentation, diagnosis, work-up, treatment and management; and cover the evolution of prosthetics and possible future of the specialty.<ul><li>Contains <b>13 relevant, practice-oriented topics</b> including pearls for ordering and interpreting imaging in orthopedics; orthopedic pearls in the pediatric patient; the evolution of prosthetics; orthopedic emergencies; hip pain and what it could mean; and more.</li><li>Provides in-depth <b>clinical reviews on general orthopedics</b>, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.</li><li>Presents the <b>latest information on this timely, focused topic</b> under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.</li></ul>