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Maitland’s Vertebral Manipulation, ed 7

2007; Oxford University Press; Volume: 87; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2522/ptj.2007.87.1.120

1538-6724

Jeff Yaver,

Medical and Biological Sciences

Maitland G, Hengeveld E, Banks K, English K, eds. Philadelphia PA 19103, Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005, paperback, 496 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-7506-8806-8, $84. [Minimum system requirements for CD-ROM: Windows: Windows 98, 2000, NT, ME, or XP operating system or the Mac OS 9.1+ operating system, 126 MB RAM, 1024 × 768 pixel screen resolution, millions of colors. Quick Time 6 is required to view the video clips.] This is the seventh edition of Geoff Maitland's classic text. This edition's text is identical to the sixth edition that was published in 2000, except that photographs have replaced the line drawings and a CD-ROM is included. Throughout the book, key concepts are highlighted for emphasis. This feature allows the reader to quickly and easily reference important information later on. The book consists of 15 chapters, 5 appendixes, a bibliography, and an index. References are also cited throughout the text. As in earlier editions, a glossary is placed in the beginning of the text so that the reader will be clear about what they are reading. The first chapter serves as an introduction to the concepts. The second chapter is written from the physician's viewpoint and touches on those patients who may have nonmusculoskeletal pathology and the indications or …