Ebook: Imaging Techniques in Orthopaedics

Recent years have witnessed major developments in diagnostic imaging methods. The facilities for these new methods are sometimes expensive. and not always accessible. yet they continue to improve and to change. It is essential that those concerned with orthopaedic imaging should appreciate not only recent developments but also the changes likely to occur during the next few years. It is also important that the indications. contraindications. uses and complications for each individual imaging technique should be understood. This book is an attempt to provide such information for orthopaedic surgeons. diagnostic radiologists. and other clinicians. par­ ticularly those in training or those who are involved in management of patients with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. In the first part of the book the different imaging techniques are discussed. with emphasis on advantages and disadvantages. indications and contraindica­ tions. In the second part. authors have been asked to discuss ways in which specific groups of disorders might be investigated. It is hoped that the reader will obtain from this section a balanced view of the different diagnostic imaging methods. the indications for their use. and the sequence in which they might be carried out. The Editors are grateful to aU authors for the time and work they have put into their individual chapters. They are also grateful to the publishers. in particular Michael Jackson. for help given in the preparation of this book. Manchester C. S. B. Galasko I.

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This volume approaches diagnostic imaging from a new angle. In the first half, the different techniques are discussed - their uses, indications, and contra-indications. This is a necessary update on developments that have ocurred and improvements that are likely to be made in the near future. In the second half of the book, clinicians describe the imaging techniques they use for investigating specific problems. The authors show when one or two basic investigations alone suffice, what order multiple investigations should take, and when they are essential. The book thus offers a balanced view of the different diagnostic imaging techniques.