Musculoskeletal Medicine

Focusing on all aspects of the care of patients with musculoskeletal problems from their medical management to their post-opeartive care, this text delves into the basic sciences and the background regarding the manifestations of these disorders.

First sentence: Bone is living, dynamic tissue that affects three main functions of the body: skeletal homeostasis (providing structure to house the internal organs as well as a system of pulleys and levers to move the body), mineral homeostasis (storing and releasing ions), and hematopoiesis (accommodating the machinery of blood cell formation).

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

Amer Acad of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Editions

1

Pages

490

ISBN

9780892032945

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