Oxford Textbook of Orthopedics and Trauma (3-Volume Set) - Hardcover

9780192626813: Oxford Textbook of Orthopedics and Trauma (3-Volume Set)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192626817 ISBN 13: 9780192626813

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

This is a new 3-volume, major reference work from the Oxford Textbook stable. The Oxford Textbook of Orthopedics and Trauma provides comprehensive coverage of the relevant background science and theory, practice and decision-making skills, and operative techniques required to provide modern orthopedic and trauma care. The text is divided into four major sections covering fundamental science, adult orthopedics, trauma and pediatric orthopedics. The fundamental science section contains a major subsection on tumors and the adult section is furhter subdivided to cover, systematically, the joint and bone systems of the body. Edited by a transatlantic team and written by more than 300 specialist chapter authors, this book is unrivalled in the field. The content is extensively referenced, highly illustrated and contains useful summary boxes throughout the text. The Oxford Textbook of Orthopedics and Trauma is essential reading for trainees and experienced practitioners alike.

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About the Author:

Christopher Bulstrode, Clinical Reader in Trauma and Orthopaedics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Joseph Buckwalter, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA. Andrew Carr, Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford.

Review:

This new and major textbook on orthopaedics and traumatology is impressive... The need for a current textbook in orthopaedics has been growing for some years. Now the book is here. No doubt this textbook wil be essential reading, not only for trainees, but for experienced specialists as well. It deserves a place in the libraries of all orthopaedic and trauma departments. International Orthopaedics This monumental work presents expertise from around the world... It can serve as an excellent resource for all medical science and orthopedic libraries. Doody's Journal

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