Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation

Perfect for residents, pediatricians, practitioners, or parents seeking further information, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation provides evidence-based management for a range of common pediatric problems affecting the limbs and craniofacial region. The only source devoted to the diagnoses and management of birth defects resulting from mechanical forces, this reference supplies the essential guidance needed for timely intervention and effective treatment. 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. Distinguish deformations from malformations for appropriate management. Each chapter utilizes four consistent sections - Genesis, Features, Management and Prognosis, and Differential Diagnosis - to provide concise yet comprehensive information on 50 common pediatric conditions. These chapters are available for individual purchase or download to serve as educational guides for parents regarding evidence-based management of these conditions. Diagnosis and management of common pediatric orthopedic conditions is covered in detail. Updated discussion of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome brings a new focus to the important topic of infant sleeping environments. New before-and-after illustrations and detailed discussions focus on cranial-orthotic molding helmets and the surgical correction of craniosynostosis. 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. Selected references at the end of each chapter provide further recent information regarding each of these topics. 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. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references in the book on a variety of devices.

Table of Contents:
Section 1 Introduction 1. Clinical Approach to Deformation Problems: Malformations, Deformations, Disruptions, and Dysplasias Section 2 Patterns Of Deformation 2. Foot Deformations: Foot Contractures, Positional Foot Abnormalities 3. Calcaneovalgus (Pes Planus) 4. Metatarsus Adductus (Metatarsus Varus) 5. Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot) 6. Deformed Toes 7. Flexible Flatfoot Section 3 Other Lower Extremity Deformations 8. Tibial Torsion 9. Femoral Anteversion Section 4 Joint Dislocations 10. Joint Dislocation 11. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (Congenital Dislocation of the Hip) 12. Knee Dislocation (Genu Recurvatum) 13. Dislocation of the Radial Head Section 5 Neurapraxias (Palsies) 14. Facial Palsy 15. Brachial Plexus Palsy 16. Diaphragmatic Paralysis: Diaphragmatic Eventration 17. Other Peripheral Nerve Palsies Section 6 Thoracic Cage and Spinal Deformations 18. Lung Hypoplasia 19. Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum 20. Scoliosis Section 7 Head and Neck Deformations 21. Nose Deformation 22. External Ears 23. Mandibular Deformation 24. Congenital Muscular Torticollis 25. Torticollis-Plagiocephaly Deformation Sequence: Nonsynostotic or Positional Plagiocephaly 26. Infant Sleeping Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 27. Positional Brachycephaly 28. Other Postnatal Head Deformations Section 8 Craniosynostosis 29. Craniosynostosis: General 30. Sagittal Craniosynostosis 31. Coronal Craniosynostosis 32. Metopic Craniosynostosis 33. Lambdoidal Craniosynostosis 34. Multiple Sutural Craniosynostosis Section 9 Cranial Bone Variations 35. Vertex Birth Molding 36. Vertex Craniotabes 37. Anterior Fontanelle Bone 38. Parietal Foramina 39. Aplasia Cutis Congenita: Scalp Vertex Cutis Aplasia, Temporal Triangular Alopecia 40. Cephalohematoma 41. Wormian Bones Section 10 Abnormal Birth Presentation 42. Breech Presentation Deformation 43. Transverse Lie Deformation 44. Face and Brow Presentation Deformation Section 11 Whole-Body Deformation Or Disruption 45. Small Uterine Cavity Deformation: Bicornuate or Myomatous Uterus 46. Oligohydramnios Sequence 47. Fetal Akinesia Deformation Sequence 48. Abdominal Pregnancy (Extrauterine Pregnancy) 49. Early Embryonic Compression or Disruption 50. Obstetric Procedure-Related Defects Section 12 Mechanics In Morphogenesis 51. Principles of Human Biomechanics

About the Author :
John Graham, MD, is a pediatrician and medical geneticist with more than 35 years of training and experience in clinical genetics, dysmorphology, teratology, developmental disabilities, communicative disorders and public health aspects of birth defects. He holds a lifetime appointment as a professor of Pediatrics emeritus at UCLA School of Medicine, where he is on the executive committee of the UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program. Graham continues to treat patients at Cedars-Sinai and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Specialist in Medical Genetics and Pediatrics. Medical School at UCLA School of Medicine and Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai

Review :
"an excellent encyclopaedia .. I recommend it to clinical geneticists, obstetricians, paediatricians and those working in paediatric orthopaedics, as well as all colleagues" interested in morphogenesis and syndrome diagnostics. "This portable and on-the-go searcheable publication seems the most appropriate format to cover topics as wide ranging as endless degrees of deformations one may be confronted to deal with." ".an attractively presented and thoroughly referenced book .this is a useful text that will be of value to anyone who might encounter deformation in infants and young children in their daily clinical practice.” "This is a highly specialized book with no comparable competing publications. It is a high quality work with tremendous utility for clinicians involved in medical genetics. The authors have outdone themselves." -Luis F. Escobar, MD, MS (St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center) Doody's Score: 97 - 5 Stars!   ".an attractively presented and thoroughly referenced book .this is a useful text that will be of value to anyone who might encounter deformation in infants and young children in their daily clinical practice." -Calum T. Roberts, Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Vol. 21, Issue 5, p365