A System of Orthopaedics and Fractures

Abstract

After reprinting the third (1968) edition in 1970 and again in 1972, a fourth could no longer be postponed. This attempts to mirror the important changes in orthopaedics during the last few years. Some subjects for example spina bifida, bone dystrophies and dysplasias, congenital hip subluxation and Perthes' disease, have been largely rewritten and updated. A few new sections have been added dealing with topics such as total hip replacement and its complications, Silastic implants and joint hypermobility. The principles of fracture management have scarcely altered, but changes in detail of technique or in emphasis have been incorporated and every page has been revised. Some old or obsolescent topics which have lost their importance have now been discarded, while others such as tuberculosis and poliomyelitis have been deliberately cut down in size. So the present edition can still be carried around, if not in a white coat pocket, then at least on a robust ward trolley. There are now 1,841 illustrations arranged as 347 composites. Each composite aims to paint the picture of a disease process, to display its variants, or to compare different diagnoses and differing treatments. They are self explanatory and self contained for quick reference and painless revision.