
Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 16. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-443-11414-4 (ISBN)
Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Clinical Genetics**
The only reference devoted to the diagnoses and management of birth defects resulting from mechanical forces, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation, 5th Edition, provides evidence-based management for a range of common pediatric problems affecting the limbs and craniofacial region. Continuing the tradition of excellence established by Dr. Smith's research and teaching, this title supplies highly readable, well-illustrated guidance needed for timely intervention and effective treatment in order to avoid long-term adverse secondary consequences. It's an ideal resource offering comprehensive, systematic coverage for residents, pediatricians, practitioners, or parents seeking further information in this complex area.
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
Includes new chapters on early embryonic disruption and fetal disruption, new Key Points boxes throughout, new insights and references in every chapter, and a new video on the physical examination of a patient with a congenital radial nerve palsy
Distinguishes deformations from malformations for appropriate management
Utilizes four consistent sections in every chapter-Genesis, Features, Management and Prognosis, and Differential Diagnosis-to provide concise yet comprehensive information on 50 common pediatric conditions
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
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
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
The only reference devoted to the diagnoses and management of birth defects resulting from mechanical forces, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation, 5th Edition, provides evidence-based management for a range of common pediatric problems affecting the limbs and craniofacial region. Continuing the tradition of excellence established by Dr. Smith's research and teaching, this title supplies highly readable, well-illustrated guidance needed for timely intervention and effective treatment in order to avoid long-term adverse secondary consequences. It's an ideal resource offering comprehensive, systematic coverage for residents, pediatricians, practitioners, or parents seeking further information in this complex area.
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
Includes new chapters on early embryonic disruption and fetal disruption, new Key Points boxes throughout, new insights and references in every chapter, and a new video on the physical examination of a patient with a congenital radial nerve palsy
Distinguishes deformations from malformations for appropriate management
Utilizes four consistent sections in every chapter-Genesis, Features, Management and Prognosis, and Differential Diagnosis-to provide concise yet comprehensive information on 50 common pediatric conditions
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
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
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Reviews / Votes
"...highly readable and well-illustrated, making it valuable to all levels of providers and students alike. The book targets specialties associated with newborn care, such as obstetrics, pediatrics, and neonatology... [It] more than meets the needs of the audience with highly understandable text and illustrations... This is a high-quality book. The chapters are easy to read and understand. They are complete in discussing the diagnosis and management of the conditions, and the illustrations and photos add to the understanding of the defects. With new evidence developing as well as new treatment modalities coming out, this book is a needed update. Readers should be aware of and not confuse this book with the similarly titled Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, 8th Edition, Jones et al. (Elsevier, 2021)."Review by Pamela Harris-Haman, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), (c)Doody's Review Service, 2026. Doody's Score: 100, 5 Stars!
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1115 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-11414-4 (9780443114144)
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Previous edition

John M. Graham | Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara
Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation
Book
10/2015
4th Edition
Elsevier
€86.65
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Persons
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
Author
Director, Clinical Genetics and Dysmorphology,Director, Dysmorphology Program, Professor, Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA
Content
SECTION I Introduction
1. Clinical Approach to Deformation Problems: Malformations, Deformations, Disruptions, and Dysplasias
SECTION II Patterns of Deformation
2. Foot Deformations: Foot Contractures and Positional Foot Abnormalities
3. Calcaneovalgus Feet
4. Metatarsus Adductus (Metatarsus Varus)
5. Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot)
6. Deformed Toes
7. Flexible Flatfoot
SECTION III Other Lower Extremity Deformations
8 Tibial Torsion
9 Femoral Anteversion
SECTION IV Joint Dislocations
11. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (Congenital Dislocation of the Hip)
12. Knee Dislocation (Genu Recurvatum)
13. Dislocation of the Radial Head
SECTION V Neurapraxias (Palsies)
14. Facial Palsy
15. Brachial Plexus Palsy: ERB Palsy, Klumpke Palsy, Obstetric Palsy, and Birth-Related Brachial Plexus Palsy
16. Diaphragmatic Paralysis: Diaphragmatic Eventration
17. Other Peripheral Nerve Palsies
SECTION VI Thoracic Cage and Spinal Deformations
18. Lung Hypoplasia and Pediatric Thoracic Insufficiency
19. Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum
20. Scoliosis
SECTION VII Head and Neck Deformations
21. Nasal Deformation
22. External Ears
23. Mandibular Deformation
24. Congenital Muscular Torticollis
25. Plagiocephaly
26. Infant Sleeping Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
27. Positional Brachycephaly
28. Other Postnatal Head Deformations
SECTION VIII Craniosynostosis
29. Craniosynostosis: General
30. Sagittal Craniosynostosis
31. Coronal Craniosynostosis
32. Metopic Craniosynostosis
33. Lambdoidal Craniosynostosis
34. Multiple Sutural Craniosynostosis
SECTION IX Cranial Bone Variations
35. Vertex Birth Molding
36. Vertex Craniotabes
37. Anterior Fontanel Bone
38. Parietal Foramina
39. Aplasia Cutis Congenita: Scalp Vertex Cutis Aplasia, Temporal Triangular Alopecia
40. Cephalohematoma
41. Wormian Bones
SECTION X Abnormal Birth Presentation
42. Breech Presentation Deformation
43. Transverse Lie Deformation
44. Face and Brow Presentation Deformation
SECTION XI 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: Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy, Early Amnion Rupture, Limb-Body Wall Complex, and Body Stalk Anomaly
50. First-Trimester Vascular Disruption
51. Fetal Disruption
SECTION XII Mechanics in Morphogenesis
52. Principles of Human Biomechanics
1. Clinical Approach to Deformation Problems: Malformations, Deformations, Disruptions, and Dysplasias
SECTION II Patterns of Deformation
2. Foot Deformations: Foot Contractures and Positional Foot Abnormalities
3. Calcaneovalgus Feet
4. Metatarsus Adductus (Metatarsus Varus)
5. Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot)
6. Deformed Toes
7. Flexible Flatfoot
SECTION III Other Lower Extremity Deformations
8 Tibial Torsion
9 Femoral Anteversion
SECTION IV Joint Dislocations
11. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (Congenital Dislocation of the Hip)
12. Knee Dislocation (Genu Recurvatum)
13. Dislocation of the Radial Head
SECTION V Neurapraxias (Palsies)
14. Facial Palsy
15. Brachial Plexus Palsy: ERB Palsy, Klumpke Palsy, Obstetric Palsy, and Birth-Related Brachial Plexus Palsy
16. Diaphragmatic Paralysis: Diaphragmatic Eventration
17. Other Peripheral Nerve Palsies
SECTION VI Thoracic Cage and Spinal Deformations
18. Lung Hypoplasia and Pediatric Thoracic Insufficiency
19. Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum
20. Scoliosis
SECTION VII Head and Neck Deformations
21. Nasal Deformation
22. External Ears
23. Mandibular Deformation
24. Congenital Muscular Torticollis
25. Plagiocephaly
26. Infant Sleeping Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
27. Positional Brachycephaly
28. Other Postnatal Head Deformations
SECTION VIII Craniosynostosis
29. Craniosynostosis: General
30. Sagittal Craniosynostosis
31. Coronal Craniosynostosis
32. Metopic Craniosynostosis
33. Lambdoidal Craniosynostosis
34. Multiple Sutural Craniosynostosis
SECTION IX Cranial Bone Variations
35. Vertex Birth Molding
36. Vertex Craniotabes
37. Anterior Fontanel Bone
38. Parietal Foramina
39. Aplasia Cutis Congenita: Scalp Vertex Cutis Aplasia, Temporal Triangular Alopecia
40. Cephalohematoma
41. Wormian Bones
SECTION X Abnormal Birth Presentation
42. Breech Presentation Deformation
43. Transverse Lie Deformation
44. Face and Brow Presentation Deformation
SECTION XI 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: Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy, Early Amnion Rupture, Limb-Body Wall Complex, and Body Stalk Anomaly
50. First-Trimester Vascular Disruption
51. Fetal Disruption
SECTION XII Mechanics in Morphogenesis
52. Principles of Human Biomechanics