Orthopedic

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

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A spreadsheet containing a complete list of all academic medical journals currently available on the iPad

Official Android NICE Guidance app helps UK doctors find relevant management guidelines

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An excellent official app from NICE which will help healthcare professionals quickly find the relevant guidance on their mobile device. The regular updates and free price mean that this is an essential download for UK doctors.

Inkling for Web previewed in medical education webcast and brings interactive eTextbooks to all

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iMedicalApps have covered Inkling extensively in a range of articles focusing on the various advantages of interactive textbooks and ways in which these can help students achieve better grades. Inkling recently held a medical education webcast where they extensively previewed Inkling for iPad and the new Inkling for Web. Inkling for Web hold a number of possibilities and is likely to significantly increase the number of students accessing Inkling texts as fully  interactive eTextbook can be accessed from any device eg [Read more]

Tumorpedia app for musculoskeletal tumors is well designed but light on content

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Tumorpedia iPhone/iPad family of apps claims to be the most comprehensive mobile reference for musculoskeletal tumors, but is weak on content.

Anatomy At A Glance app brings popular textbook series to the iPad and iPhone

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Anatomy At A Glance makes a highly successful transition from paper to digital. Whilst there are one or two potential improvements, this is a decent first attempt for Wiley-Blackwell. Those looking for a digital copy of Anatomy At A Glance will not go far wrong with this app.

Surgical Logbook app makes tracking procedures easy but raises concerns about security

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Surgical Logbook is a basic logbook which comes with some robust features such as statistics and export. The overall design and user interface is highly commended and the app is easy to use. There is no information given regarding the security of the logbook which is an important consideration before storing sensitive patient data.

SLIC app is a great, free tool for surgeons who evaluate cervical spine injuries

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This app is a very specific calculator that helps guide you through the SLIC classification system and apply it to your own patients. SLIC is an acronym that stands for Sub axial-axial Cervical Spine Injury Classification System.

Kinesiology Flashcards is a good, but limited, option for anatomy flashcards

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Kinesiology is a branch useful for sports medicine, athletic training and orthopedics. As expected, Anatomy knowledge is a fundamental basis of any of these fields. In classic fashion, reviewing anatomy is often associated with flashcards, as this popular method can improve retention and has so many options out on the market. Davismobile brings a series of actual flashcards by Lynn Lippert and Mary Alice Duesterhaus directly to mobile form. The app is available for the iOS platform. Here we review the app using the iPad.

Knee Pro III app will help orthopedic surgeons with patient education

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Knee Pro III is an excellent app for those interested in the anatomy of the knee. The incredible visuals and excellent user interface mean Knee Pro III is highly recommended. It cannot help but improve the users anatomical knowledge of this complex anatomical region.

Hip Pro III another impressive specialist NOVA anatomy app from 3D4Medical

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Hip Pro III is an impressive app with excellent attention to detail. This app would appeal to many due to its ability to improve patient education, physician education and overall anatomical reference.

Clinical Orthopedic Exam (CORE) app is a great resource for internists and specialists alike

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For those of you who didn’t catch Dr. Felasfa Wodajo’s previous review, the Clinical Orthopedic Exam (CORE) app is a multimedia source of over 250 different musculoskeletal physical exam maneuvers. It is indexed by body area in picture and text format, is comprehensive and very well referenced. It’s certainly not your average app.

AAOS Now and Ortho Supersite are two apps that provide orthopedic and musculoskeletal news and information

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AAOS Now and Ortho Supersite are 2 trusted sources of muscle, bone and joint health information. They have created mobile apps to keep this information streaming to you on an up to date basis