Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to orthopaedics for postgraduate medical students.

The fifth edition has been fully revised to present the latest developments and understanding in the field. The book covers numerous injuries and disorders, with each topic beginning with an overview of relevant anatomy, followed by principles and methods of diagnosis and clinical and surgical management.

Each chapter includes a brief summary outlining key points, as well as example X-Rays for the topic in discussion.

The fifth edition features new sections on trauma, geriatric orthopaedics, arthroscopy, and surgical techniques, as well as additional images including new X-Rays and MRI scans, and line diagrams.

Key Points

Comprehensive guide to orthopaedics for postgraduate medical students
Fully revised, fifth edition with new topics
More than 1300 clinical images and diagrams, many new to this edition
Previous edition (9788184487442) published in 2010

Contents:

Trauma-A Modern International Epidemic
Know Your Skeletal System
General Principles of Fractures and Dislocations
Complications of Fractures
Emergency Care of the Injured
Fracture Treatment Methods: Then, Now and Future
Recent Advances in Fracture Treatment
Fracture Healing Methods
Soft Tissue Injuries
Fractures in Special Situations
Injuries Around the Shoulder
Injuries of the Arm
Injuries Around the Elbow
Injuries of the Forearm
Injuries to the Wrist
Hand Injuries
Dislocations and Fracture Dislocations of the Hip Joint
Fracture Femur
Injuries of the Knee
Fracture of Tibia and Fibula
Injuries of the Ankle
Injuries of the Foot
Pelvic Injuries, Rib and Coccyx Injuries
Injuries of the Spine
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Approach to Orthopedic Disorders
Deformities and their Management
Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders
Regional Conditions of the Neck
Regional Conditions of the Upper Limb
Regional Conditions of the Spine
Regional Conditions of the Lower Limb
Disorders of the Hand
Low Backache and Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI)
Congenital Disorders
Developmental Disorders
Metabolic Disorders
Osteomyelitis
Skeletal Tuberculosis
Disorders of Joints (Arthritis)
Rheumatic Diseases
Neuromuscular Disorders
Bone Neoplasias
Distal Forearm Fractures
Fracture Neck of Femur
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Cervical Disk Syndromes
Lumbar Disk Disease and Canal Stenosis
Common Surgeries of the Humerus
Common Forearm Surgeries
Common Hip Surgeries
Common Surgery of the Femur
Common Surgery of the Patella
Common Surgery of the Tibia
Turco's One Stage Posteromedial Release for CTEV
Common Surgery of the Spine
Common Finger and Toe Surgery (Percutaneous Fixations)
External Fixation
Amputations
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Sports Injuries
Arthroscopy
Standard Arthroscopy Portals
9-Point Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy
Arthroplasty
Evidence Based Orthopedics

APPENDICES

Glossary

Index