TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 2. The Screening Musculoskeletal Examination A1 - Lawry, George V. PY - 2012 T2 - Systematic Musculoskeletal Examinations AB - The screening musculoskeletal examination (SMSE) is designed to provide an introduction to the physical assessment of musculoskeletal structures and will enable you to recognize normal joint appearance and alignment, the spectrum of normal joint range of motion and will help you recognize basic abnormalities of musculoskeletal structure and function. As a screening examination, it is brief yet systematic, is easily performed, and increases examiner confidence that no important musculoskeletal findings have been overlooked. With practice, the SMSE can be performed in ∼ 3 to 4 minutes. Furthermore, the screening examination provides the foundation for learning a more complete examination, the GMSE, at a later point in your training. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55741025 ER -