Presenting the newest edition of this well-reputed text, known for its clear writing style and logical classification. This book is an extremely successful short textbook of fractures with a dual market, both undergraduate and postgraduate. Together with its companion book, Outline of Orthopaedics, it lies at the traditional end of the orthopaedics and trauma market, in that it is fairly detailed and single colour.
New edition of highly praised book with an established reputation
Well known for its clear writing style and logical classification of fractures
More advanced material, suitable for postgraduates rather than medical students, is identified by smaller type size
Basics of treatment are summarised in a useful appendix for quick reference and revision
Updated throughout,especially in following areas –
advances in treatment, e.g. internal fixation
management of non-union of fractures
rehabilitation
changes brought about by advances in imaging, eg CT scanning
More use of bullet points and lists to lighten text.
“synopsis” may belong to another edition of this title.