Pain is one of the most common, yet complex, challenges faced by orthopaedic surgeons in daily clinical practice. With overlapping nociceptive and neuropathic mechanisms, effective pain management requires not only sound scientific understanding but also practical, patient-centered decision-making.

Orthopaedic and Neuropathic Pain Management: A Practical and Evidence-Based Casebook offers a comprehensive, structured, and clinically relevant approach to the assessment and management of musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain. Integrating contemporary pain science with real-world orthopaedic practice, this book bridges the gap between theory and bedside application. Beginning with the fundamentals of pain physiology and classification, the text systematically guides the reader through pain assessment, identification of pain generators, and correlation with imaging. It provides region-wise coverage of orthopaedic pain—from spine to foot—followed by focused sections on neuropathic pain syndromes, postsurgical pain, and mixed pain states commonly encountered in orthopaedic practice. The book includes evidence-based pharmacological strategies, complemented by clear, algorithm-driven pathways for acute, chronic, and neuropathic pain, along with practical insights into interventional techniques and multimodal care.

The book places special emphasis on OPD-oriented tools, prescription safety, polypharmacy, and medicolegal considerations, which make it uniquely suited to everyday clinical decision-making.

Written in a concise, case-based format with algorithms, tables, and practical pearls, it serves as an essential reference for rational, safe, and effective pain management in orthopaedics.

Key Features
• Evidence-based, case-oriented approach tailored to orthopaedic practice.
• Stepwise pain assessment and stratification frameworks.
• Practical pharmacological and interventional algorithms.
• Focus on neuropathic and mixed pain states.
• OPD-ready tools, safety checklists, and prescription guidance.

This book will be a helpful resource for orthopaedic surgeons, spine surgeons, pain physicians, sports medicine specialists, postgraduate trainees, and clinicians involved in musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain management.

About the Author

Sachin Yashwant Kale, MS (Ortho), FCPS, D.Ortho, is Professor and Head of Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Vishal Kumar, MBBS, MS, DNB, MNASc, Dip. SICOT, FIAMS, FACS, FICS, FIMSA, FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Edn), FFSTEd, FAMS, is Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute
of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

Sitanshu Barik, MBBS, FAGE, DNB, MNAMS, MCh (Ped Ortho), AFAMS, Dip SICOT (Belgium), Pediatric Orthopedics and Hand Surgery Fellow (Vienna), is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

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