Orthopedics (A Postgraduate Companion)

The book adequately covered each region, from anatomy to the latest advances in surgical management, with a lot of emphasis placed on basic principles and clinical examination. This book eliminates the need to refer to a separate book on clinical skills. It addressed controversies without bias and the sections on ‘Recent Advances’ is updated with current literature.

• A complete guide for orthopedics students.
• Covers every topic region-wise like upper limb, lower limb and spine, etc. in detail, encompassing anatomy, pathophysiology, clinicoradiological presentation and management from basics to recent advances.
• Contains chapters on recent topics and newer modalities such as newbearing materials, stem cell, laser, HIV and PET scan, which are not covered in any other single textbook.
• In this edition, certain new topics, such as mechanobiology, metabolomics; procedures like arthroscopy and arthroplasty, and important topics like management of associated chest and abdominal blunt and penetrating injuries in addition to musculoskeletal trauma in a motor vehicle accident victims; soft tissue coverage in orthopedics and scope and limitation of amputation, have been written by experts in those fields.
• Over 2,000 clinical photographs, line diagrams and illustrations are included for easy understanding.
• Every topic is covered in detail without being unduly lengthy or tiring.
• Text is written in lucid language and comprehensive in nature.