Main description:

All chapters in this new edition have been thoroughly revised and updated and the contents have been tailored to the requirements of medical students and those preparing for PG entrance examination.

Includes a new chapter on imaging modalities in orthopaedics.
Updated information on relevant current topics in joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery.
The section on clinical methods makes this an ""all-in-one"" book for both medical students and residents.
The problem-solving approach is much appreciated by students, teachers and practicing orthopaedists.
The section on orthopaedic terminology helps to review at a glance, the meaning of different terms used in orthopaedics.
Key points have been given at the end of each chapter for quick recapitulation.
In every chapter, high-yield points have been provided to help students taking the entrance exam.
A number of diagrams and X-rays have been replaced for better clarity and understanding.

Contents:

1. Orthopaedic Trauma: Introduction

2. Anatomy of Bone and Fracture Healing

3. Treatment of Fractures: General Principles

4. Splints and Tractions

5. Recent Advances in the Treatment of Fractures

6. Approach to a Patient with Limb Injury

7. Complications of Fractures

8. Injury to Joints: Dislocation and Subluxation

9. Fractures in Children

10. Peripheral Nerve Injuries

11. Deformities and their Management

12. Treatment of Orthopaedic Disorders: A General Review

13. Injuries Around the Shoulder, Fracture Humerus

14. Injuries Around the Elbow

15. Injuries of the Forearm and Wrist

16. Hand Injuries

17. Pelvic Fractures

18. Injuries Around the Hip

19. Fracture Shaft of Femur

20. Injuries Around the Knee

21. Injuries to the Leg, Ankle and Foot

22. Infections of Bones and Joints

23. Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints

24. Infections of the Hand

25. Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV)

26. Congenital Dislocation of the Hip and Other Malformations

27. Poliomyelitis and Other Neuromuscular Disorders

28. Bone Tumours

29. Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc

30. Approach to a Patient with Back Pain

31. Spinal Injuries

32. Traumatic Paraplegia

33. Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities

34. Arthritis and Related Diseases

35. Degenerative Disorders

36. Affections of the Soft Tissues

37. Metabolic Bone Diseases

38. Miscellaneous Affections of the Bone

39. Miscellaneous Regional Diseases

40. Amputations, Prosthetics and Orthotics

41. Arthroscopic Surgery

42. Joint Replacement Surgery

43. Imaging Modalities in Orthopaedics

Annexures

Index