Preface
Acknowledgements
Dedication
PartⅠ:StructureandFunctionoftheMusculoskeletalSystem
1.MusculoskeletalSystem-anOverview
Overviewofthemusculoskeletalsystem
Connectivetissue
2.Muscle
Overviewofmuscle
Organizationofskeletalmuscle
Cellularphysiologyofskeletalmuscle
Functionsofskeletalmuscle
Cardiacmuscle
Smoothmuscle
3.TheSkeleton
Overviewoftheskeleton
Organizationofboneandcartilage
Boneformation,growthandremodelling
Functionsofbone
Jointsandrelatedstructures
4.TheFunctioningMusculoskeletalSystem
Motorfunctionandcontrol
Postureandlocomotion
PartⅡ:ClinicalAssessment
5.TakingaHistory
Thehistory
Commonpresentingcomplaints
6.ExaminationofthePatient
Generalexaminationofjointsandthemusculoskeletalsystem
Regionalexaminationofjointsandthemusculoskeletalsystem
7.FurtherInvestigations
Investigationofmusculoskeletalfunction
Routineinvestigationsinmusculoskeletaldisorders
Imagingofthemusculoskeletalsystem
PartⅢ:Pathology
8.PathologyofSkeletalMuscle
Disordersoftheneuromuscularjunction
Inheritedmyopathies
Acquiredmyopathies
9.PathologyofBone
Hereditaryabnormalitiesofbone
Infectionsandtrauma
Metabolicdiseasesofbone
Miscellaneousdiseasesofbone
Tumoursoftheskeleton
10.PathologyoftheJointsandConnectiveTissue
Arthropathies
Disordersaffectingspecificjoints
PartⅣ:Self-assessment
Multiple-choicequestions
Short-answerquestions
Essayquestions
MCQanswers
SAQanswers
Index