Providing a concise approach to the subject, the new edition of this book reflects recent changes to medical education and includes new management techniques. This issue is ideal for any medical students, junior doctors, nurses or allied health professionals who want a core introduction to this important specialty.

Divided into two major sections, 'General Principles' covers form and function, fractures, trauma and musculo-skeletal disorders; while 'Regional Orthopaedics' covers the examination of and conditions affecting individual regions of the body i.e. foot and ankle, spine and trunk.

Contents
Contributors
Preface to fourth edition
Preface to first edition
Chapter 1: Musculoskeletal structures and function
Chapter 2: Soft-tissue injuries and healing
Chapter 3: Nerve injuries and repair
Chapter 4: Fractures and healing
Chapter 5: Fractures—principles of management
Chapter 6: Complications of fractures
Chapter 7: Major trauma
Chapter 8: Congenital and developmental conditions
Chapter 9: Generalized orthopaedic conditions
Chapter 10: Inflammatory conditions
Chapter 11: Degenerative conditions
Chapter 12: Neoplastic conditions of bone and soft tissue
Chapter 13: Infections
Chapter 14: Metabolic diseases of bone
Chapter 15: Examination of the musculoskeletal system
Chapter 16: The forearm, wrist and hand
Chapter 17: The elbow
Chapter 18: The shoulder and upper arm
Chapter 19: The spine
Chapter 20: The pelvis
Chapter 21: The hip and thigh
Chapter 22: The knee and lower leg
Chapter 23: The foot and ankle
Chapter 24: Orthopaedic techniques
Appendix
Index

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