Publisher's Synopsis
Contained within this single volume are detailed accounts of almost all the contemporary orthopaedic and trauma procedures likely to be undertaken by any orthopaedic surgeon, with concise descriptions for each operation of the preoperative preparation, surgical technique and postoperative management. The text is accompanied by over 850 line illustrations, designed by the authors and drawn by qualified medical artists, together with 45 black and white radiographs and over 50 colour plates.;With one British and one American editor, and a truly international list of authors, the idiosyncracies of operative techniques in different countries have been addressed.;First published in 1991 in hardcover format as two volumes, the publishers have now brought the two together in a single handy volume for easy access of this authoritative and invaluable text to all orthopaedic surgeons - both in training and in practice.;As a volume in the Rob and Smith's Operative Surgery series, well known throughout the world as one of the leading publications in all fields of surgery, the paperback edition will be a valuable source of reference for all orthopaedic practitioners.;This book should be of interest to orthopaedic surgeons.
