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20 years 4 months ago - 20 years 4 months ago #27313 by ortho6717
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I know there is a bunch of threads on this but they are just liswhat book is out there for ORTHO EXAM with all the cool exam names like Neers, Haswkins etccc, ORTHO PATH, and just general ortho fer medical students to have like a foundation for ortho? You know like how long it takes bones to heal in kids and old fogies etc...,

I got hoppenfelds, secrets , and concise but that has no stuff on how

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20 years 4 months ago - 20 years 4 months ago #8748 by
Replied by on topic There is probably no book
There is probably no book that has it all. But for the purpose of concise information for the medical student/junior ortho resident, you probably can't beat Miller's two review books.
Fundamentals of Orthopaedics (Brinker/Miller) is concise and appropriate for the med student level. If you know this inside out you should be good for any reasonable questions fired at you on a foourth year elective.
Miller's Review of Orthopaedics is not in-depth but most of the nuts and bolts information and is a good review for the OITE which is what I am assuming you mean by Ortho Exam. I don't think there are any other books out there that really cover all aspects of orthopaedics in a CONCISE manner. Caution: Neither, especially Fundamentals, is anywhere near comprehensive.

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20 years 4 months ago - 20 years 4 months ago #8751 by
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Agree with ajcrown's recs. Miller is nice because it's relatively cheap (~$80), but I find it hard to read if I'm reading on little sleep.

Another book is the Orthopaedic Knowledge Update (OKU 8 is current). All ortho residents have this book. This book provides most of the practical info on how long to non-weight bear, how long to leave in a splint/cast, typical outcomes, etc. Very readible if you've been to med school (Miller can be too-concise and dense for me at times).

Regarding physical exams, spend a little time with google and take notes in a book you can carry with you. There are many sites that individually list, for example, a complete shoulder exam. Several sites have videos and supplemental info to show normal vs typical pathology.

In my limited experience at the med student through intern level you are expected to, at minimum, master the physical exam and anatomy. It's not so impressive (med student) or practical (intern) to know how to manage something that you can neither pick up in exam nor describe to your upper-level/peer. It's nice to have more advanced books for context, but early on, can't say enough about mastering the basics.

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