Pediatric Orthopedics for Primary Healthcare, 1st ed. 2021
Evidence-Based Practice

This book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide on how to manage pediatric orthopedic problems safely and confidently. The format allows the reader to identify key points whilst working in their busy clinical practice.  Each chapter is co-written by an orthopedic surgeon and general practitioner to ensure the content is relevant to primary care, but also sufficiently detailed to meet the needs of those in specialist training. The book is divided into two parts; general topics including assessment, normal variants, infections and specific disorders; followed by a section based on specific anatomical regions.  

Pediatric Orthopedics for Primary Healthcare: Evidence-Based Practice will be an essential resource for a wide audience including but not limited to general practitioners and trainees, pediatric orthopedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, orthopedic residents, emergency department doctors, physiotherapists, podiatrists and medical students who are seeking a concise, yet comprehensive evidence-based resource for this important specialty.      

A General section: This covers general topics including the followings:

1. Introduction

2. Children normal development

3. General assessment

4. Normal variants

5. Infections

6. Tumours

7. Metabolic bone diseases

8. Neuromuscular conditions

9. Relevant syndromes

10. Musculoskeletal Dysplasias

11. Limb Deformity

13. Miscellaneous Paediatric Orthopaedic Condition 

B- Region specific topics. This is based on body regions:

14. Paediatric hip disorders

15. Paediatric knee disorders

16. Paediatric  foot disorders

17. Paediatric spine disorders

18. Paediatric shoulder disorders

19. Paediatric elbow disorders

20. Paediatric hand and wrist disorders

Sattar Alyshryda is a consultant trauma and paediatric orthopaedic surgeon who trained in the UK and Canada. He is a keen educator and has held hundreds of educational courses including Hip infant ultrasound, deformity correction, gait analysis, club foot, AO, ATLS, APLS, CCrISP and postgraduate paediatric courses. He is an international surgical adviser for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was a  surgical tutor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is the General Secretary of  the Middle East Paediatric Orthopaedic Society  and was an executive board member of the British Society of the Children Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS 2017-2019). He edited several paediatric orthopaedic  textbooks and authored over 50 peer reviewed papers and book sections. 

Dr Nandu Thalange is a paediatric endocrinologist with a large practice. He graduated from King’s College, London in 1988 and after completing training worked as a paediatric endocrinologist in the UK until 2017 before moving to Dubai, where he has established the service at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital. He has a significant record in under- and postgraduate education and research.

Dr. Ali Al Hammadi is the Director of Clinical Planning and Strategic Partnerships and is tasked with enhancing business performance at Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital. He has several years of experience across revenue management, clinical administration, and project management. Dr. Ali holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Management from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, and completed his Bache

Concise, evidence-based resource ideal for reference in busy clinical practices

Provides a clear overview of the sub-speciality for efficient diagnosis and referral

Each chapter has real case studies incorporated to illustrate putting theory into practice

Edited by a multidisciplinary team of paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, general practitioner, paediatrician and hospital manager with a special interest in medical education

Similarly, each chapter was authored by a general practitioner, paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and or a paediatrician to provide a balanced view on healthcare provision

Fifty authors from 9 different countries including the UK, USA, UAE, Canada, Australia, New Zealand have contributed to the book giving the book an international relevance