Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

xii

SECTION I

FUNDAMENTALS OF ORTHOPAEDICS

1

1

The Musculoskeletal Tissue System

3

2

The Nervous System

29

3

Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System

98

4

The Response of Biological Tissue to Stress

110

5

The Healing Process

126

6

Managing Impaired Muscle Performance

138

7

The Concept of Function

168

8

The Examination and Evaluation

188

9

Differential Diagnosis

252

10

Intervention Principles

346

11

Manual Techniques

385

12

Neurodynamic Mobilizations

422

13

Gait and Posture Analysis

440

SECTION II A

PERIPHERAL JOINTS: THE UPPER EXTREMITIES

487

14

The Shoulder Complex

489

15

The Elbow Complex

653

16

The Forearm, Wrist, and Hand

734

SECTION II B

PERIPHERAL JOINTS: THE LOWER EXTREMITIES

830

17

The Hip Joint

841

18

The Knee Joint Complex

932

19

The Ankle and Foot

1060

SECTION III

INTRODUCTION TO THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

1171

20

The Intervertebral Disk

1197

21

Vertebral Artery

1232

22

The Craniovertebral Junction

1246

23

The Cervical Spine

1293

24

The Temporomandibular Joint

1378

25

The Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage

1427

26

The Lumbar Spine

1492

27

The Sacroiliac Joint

1609

SECTION IV

POSTSURGICAL REHABILITATION

1659

28

Postsurgical Rehabilitation of the Upper Extremity

1667

29

Postsurgical Rehabilitation of the Lower Extremity

1691

SECTION V

PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICAL IMAGING

1729

30

Pharmacology for the Orthopaedic Physical Therapist

1731

31

Imaging Studies in Orthopaedics

1764

Solutions for Review Questions

1789

Index

1795