| Abstract: |  As winter turns to spring and Robin can examine his garden oncemore, he turns his attention to examination in general. MichaelDocherty in Nottingham has made a special issue out of the paucityof examination of the musculoskeletal system in inpatients;White and two Alcolados in Wales (Postgrad Med J 2003;79:5889[Abstract/Free Full Text])are more specific and note that examination of the hands israrely recorded. Having said that, their population shows notunexpected findings; the commonest abnormalities in men wereHeberden's nodes, Dupuytren's contractures and staining withcoal dust. Robin awaits comment on his previous remarks on the role ofarthoscopymuch overdone, in his opinionbut meanwhilenotes Oakley and Lassere's |
