Lower Limb Anatomy, Palpation & Surface Markings

By Derek Field and Jane Owen Hutchinson

Podiatry students and practitioners all need to know palpation skills, but previously have struggled to find the information they need in book form. Here is the answer: the bones, joints, muscles, nerves, arteries and veins of the lower limb are described and at the end of the chapters are review questions to test your knowledge. LOWER LIMB ANATOMY, PALPATION & SURFACE MARKINGS helps you identify, understand and palpate structures through an intact skin and aids all practitioners and students in the assessment and diagnosis of conditions using manual contact techniques, relating palpation to surface markings and anatomy. Accurate location and palpation of surface structures is an essential skill for podiatrists and lower limb specialists: here is an invaluable resource to help acquire that skill.Introductory chapter on the principles and practice of palpationHigh quality photographs showing surface anatomy accompanied by clear drawings depicting corresponding structures below the surfaceExplanatory text detailing practical skillsFull colour throughoutReview questions at the end of each chapter

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 070203018X
• ISBN13: 9780702030185
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.5" x 7.5"