Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Medical/Surgical Management, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780781767071 ISBN-10: 0781767075 Copyright: 2007 Edition: 4th Editors: Moskowitz, Roland W., Altman, Roy D., Hochberg, Marc C., Buckwalter, Joseph A., Goldberg, Victor M., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 88 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Maria Vintimilla,  MD  (Washington University Medical Center) Description Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most frequent causes of consultation in a rheumatology practice. Its treatment can be controversial, since more selective NSAIDs are now available on the market. This book addresses appropriately all the possible therapeutic strategies, along with pros and cons. It also discusses the most recent trials for treatment of OA and addresses the concerns that rheumatologists had when these trials were first available. It uses excellent tables and illustrations for the procedures. Purpose The author has designed this book to be used not only by rheumatologists, but also by other physicians such as orthopedists and internists. For this purpose, the book is well written in easy to understand language. The author also intended to provide an update in the field, and that objective has been met in the treatment section. Audience It makes sense to target other physicians in addition to rheumatologists because OA is a disease that frequently is not treated by a rheumatologist. The authors are well known authorities in the field. Features The book covers all the pertinent topics in OA, including epidemiology, clinical presentation, biologic bases, diagnostic methods, and all types of treatment available, including alternative medicine. Excellent tables and explanatory graphics are used for procedures. I appreciate how the author approaches the controversial topics from a very neutral position. Assessment It was important to update the previous edition (written 8 years ago), since new therapeutic strategies are now available for the treatment of OA. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 8 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.