Author Description

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 reputationWell known for its clear writing style and logical classification of fracturesMore advanced material, suitable for postgraduates rather than medical students, is identified by smaller type sizeBasics of treatment are summarised in a useful appendix for quick reference and revisionUpdated throughout,especially in following areas -advances in treatment, e.g. internal fixationmanagement of non-union of fracturesrehabilitationchanges brought about by advances in imaging, eg CT scanningMore use of bullet points and lists to lighten text.