Main description:

This book is a complete guide to orthopaedics for undergraduate medical students helping them prepare for both theory and practical examinations.

Beginning with an introduction to the field, the following sections cover the diagnosis and management of different disorders.

The second edition has been fully revised to provide students with the latest information and includes a new chapter on sports injuries and rehabilitation.

Each topic includes a summary of the key points and the book features a practice session of multiple choice questions and answers.

The text is highly illustrated with more than 1300 clinical photographs, radiological images, diagrams and tables and concludes with a picture quiz to help students prepare for image-based examination questions.

Key points

Complete guide to orthopaedics for undergraduate medical students
Fully revised, second edition featuring new chapter on sports injuries and rehabilitation
Includes practice session of multiple choice questions and picture quiz
Previous edition (9789351529576) published in 2016

Contents:

Introduction to Orthopedics
General Orthopedics
Management of Polytrauma Patients and Open Fractures
Traumatology: Injuries of Upper Limb, Skull and Face
Traumatology: Injuries of Pelvis, Hip and Lower Limb
Sports Injuries and their Rehabilitation
Spine
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Bone and Joint Infections
Skeletal Tuberculosis
Orthopedic Oncology
Pediatric Orthopedics
Neuromuscular Disorders
Genetic and Developmental Disorders
Metabolic Bone Diseases
Arthritis and Related Disorders
Soft Tissue Disorders
Amputations, Prosthetics and Orthotics
Orthopedic Surgery: Evolution and Latest Trends
Synopsis of Orthopedics
Practice Session

Picture Quiz

Answers Key

Index