Examines the initial clinical approach to suspected deformation problems, and then walks you through pathogenesis, diagnostic features, management, prognosis, and counseling for each condition
Addresses a full range of lower extremity deformations; joint dislocations; nerve palsies; chest and spinal deformations; head and neck deformations; craniosynostosis and cranial bone variations; problems associated with abnormal birth presentation, birth palsies, and procedure-related defects; infant head shape variations; and torticollis
Includes new chapters on early embryonic disruption and fetal disruption, new Key Points boxes throughout, new insights and references in every chapter, and a new video on the physical examination of a patient with a congenital radial nerve palsy
Distinguishes deformations from malformations for appropriate management
Utilizes four consistent sections in every chapter—Genesis, Features, Management and Prognosis, and Differential Diagnosis—to provide concise yet comprehensive information on 50 common pediatric conditions
Provides evidence-based management recommendations on common fetal complications such as oligohydramnios, pulmonary hypoplasia, and uterine structural abnormalities, and discusses current management techniques for each
Offers essential information to a range of professionals, including neonatologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, rehabilitative specialists, pediatric nurse practitioners, and residents in all fields
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
SECTION III Other Lower Extremity Deformations 8 Tibial Torsion 9 Femoral Anteversion
SECTION IV Joint Dislocations 11. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (Congenital Dislocation of the Hip) 12. Knee Dislocation (Genu Recurvatum) 13. Dislocation of the Radial Head
SECTION VI Thoracic Cage and Spinal Deformations 18. Lung Hypoplasia and Pediatric Thoracic Insufficiency 19. Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum 20. Scoliosis
SECTION VII Head and Neck Deformations 21. Nasal Deformation 22. External Ears 23. Mandibular Deformation 24. Congenital Muscular Torticollis 25. Plagiocephaly 26. Infant Sleeping Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 27. Positional Brachycephaly 28. Other Postnatal Head Deformations
John M. Graham, Jr., MD, ScD, Director, Clinical Genetics and Dysmorphology,Director, Dysmorphology Program, Professor, Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA and Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara, MD. MSCE, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Medical Director of Molecular Cytogenomics & Craniofacial Genetics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Research Instructor, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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