Essentials of Orthopaedics |
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POSTURAL AND SIMILAR DEFECTS | 1 |
CHAPTER THREE THE SPINE continued | 18 |
CLASSIFICATION | 35 |
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abscess active acute adults affected ankle appearance arthritis articular becomes body bone cartilage cause changes chronic clinical common complete condition continued correction course curve defect deformity develop diagnosis difficult disc disease dislocation early examination extension feet femur fingers flexed flexion followed foot fracture frequently function give hand head important increase indication infection injury intervertebral involved joint knee lateral lesion less ligament limb lower lumbar manipulation medial metatarsal methods months move movement muscles necessary neck nerve normal occasionally occurs onset operation pain particularly patient position possible posture present pressure protrusion radiological range reduced relieved remain removed rest result rickets rotation seldom severe shoulder side signs sometimes spasm spine stage strain structure surface swelling symptoms tenderness tendon tissue treatment tumour upper usually vertebræ weeks weight whilst X-rays