Rehabilitation of the Knee: A Problem-Solving Approach.

A second, very appropriate tide for this work could be "All You Ever Wanted to Know About the Knee but Were Afraid to Ask." One only needs to browse over the list of contributors to be convinced that an enormous amount of expertise and knowledge has been compiled by Greenfield. The balance of physicians, physical therapists, and athletic trainers is appropriate. Authors were selected based on their experience as a rehabilitator as well as an academician. The problem-solving approach is in contrast to many orthopedic texts that are a flurry of facts, figures, and research summaries.

A refreshing feature of this book is that attention is paid to diagnoses that are very common, but very confusing to many therapists. The second section is entitled, "Non-protective Injuries of the Knee" and consists of three chapters. These three chapters address, in great detail, microtrauma injuries, patellofemoral joint dysfunction, and arthritis. The usual chapters on sports-type or protective injuries are also presented. The appendix, which lists special tests, deserves individual mention as it can serve as an excellent quick reference in any clinic or hospital-based department. Like most texts in this field, this book contains an anatomy review. To quote Steven Wolfs foreword, however, "Bruce Greenfield's treatment of the anatomy of the knee is not only informative but superlative."

Every clinician would benefit from the timely inclusion of the chapter on the problem-solving paradigm for clinical decision making. As a follow-up, each contributor includes case studies of patients based on the problem-solving paradigm. Therapists and trainers who desire to specialize in knee-joint rehabilitation should think of this book as an addition to their personal library. Physical therapy students, however, may be overwhelmed by the specificity of topics at a time when they are concentrating on more general concepts.