Maheshwari J., Mhaskar Vikram A. (eds.) Essential Orthopaedics (Including Clinical Methods)

5th edition. — Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2015. — 401 p.Essential Orthopaedics is the fifth edition of this highly illustrated resource, ideal for undergraduate revision. Each of the 48 chapters has been thoroughly revised and updated, and an MCQs section has been added to the end of each chapter to aid revision. The chapters begin with a brief review of the relevant anatomy, before discussing basic principles and treatment, with various methods and their indications. The broad range of topics includes anatomy of bone and fracture healing, deformities and their management, bone tumours, spinal injuries and degenerative disorders. Orthopaedic injuries to specific parts of the body are given individual chapters, for example injuries around the elbow, and injuries to the leg, ankle and foot. Essential Orthopaedics provides a chapter on recent advances in the treatment of fractures, offering the most up-to-date information in this constantly changing field. Presenting a practical approach to various common emergencies, enhanced by sections on orthopaedic terminology and over 380 full colour images and illustrations, this book is an invaluable revision resource for undergraduate medical students.Orthopaedic Trauma: Introduction
Anatomy of Bone and Fracture Healing
Treatment of Fractures: General Principles
Splints and Tractions
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Fractures
Approach to a Patient with Limb Injury
Complications of Fractures
Injury to Joints: Dislocation and Subluxation
Fractures in Children
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Deformities and Their Management
Treatment of Orthopaedic Disorders: A General Review
Injuries Around the Shoulder, Fracture Humerus
Injuries Around the Elbow
Injuries of the Forearm and Wrist
Hand Injuries
Pelvic Fractures
Injuries Around the Hip
Fracture Shaft of Femur
Injuries Around the Knee
Injuries to the Leg, Ankle and Foot
Infections of Bones and Joints
Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints
Infections of the Hand
Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV)
Congenital Dislocation of the Hip and Other Malformations
Poliomyelitis and Other Neuromuscular Disorders
Bone Tumours
Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc
Approach to a Patient with Back Pain