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[Basic principles of medical assessment of the locomotor system]
G von Salis-Soglio1, R Scholz, M Thomas
1Orthopädische Universitätsklinik, Semmelweisstrasse 10, 04103 Leipzig. Ortho2@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Abstract:
Rendering a medical expert opinion on the musculoskeletal system is an extraordinary responsibility. Nearly all physicians are confronted with this medical task in their daily clinical practice. Difficulties encountered and misjudgments made in formulating an expert opinion are certainly primarily a result of insufficient knowledge of the sociomedical basis. Proper organization and compliance with a standardized structure are especially important for an expert opinion. Intensified teaching of the principles and importance of the medical expert opinion during medical training will not only result in optimization and acceleration of the sociomedical procedures, it will also awaken pleasure in this many-sided activity.
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