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This leading introductory textbook of orthopaedics provides medical students, trainee surgeons and other health professionals with an invaluable overview of this important specialty. Praised in previous editions for the systematic approach, balanced content and easy-to-read style, the new edition has been brought fully up to date, with additional detail on anatomy, an improved focus on actual diseases and clinical signs and the introduction of handy 'stop check' points. Over 800 illustrations, many new to this third edition, are arranged as composites to provide a clear, pictorial account of the subject, and can be used in association with the text and as a revision tool. The book remains the first choice for those seeking a brief account of this large and complex subject, and is a natural precursor to the more detailed coverage offered by its larger parent 'Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures' for those wishing to pursue a career in orthopaedics.Contents: Part 1. - General orthopaedics; 1. Diagnosis in orthopaedics  2. Infection  3. Rheumatic disorders  4. Gout and pseudogout  5. Osteoarthritis and related disorders  6. Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis  7. Metabolic and endocrine disorders  8. Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations  9. Tumours  10. Neuromuscular disorders  11. Peripheral nerve injuries  12. Principles of operative treatment; Part 2. - Regional orthopaedics; 13. The shoulder  14. The elbow  15. The wrist  16. The hand  17. The neck  18. The back  19. The hip  20. The knee  21. The ankle and footPart 3. - Fractures and joint injuries22. Management of major injuries  23. Fractures and joint injuries  24. Fractures - principles of treatment  25. Complications of fractures  26. Injuries of the shoulder and upper arm  27. Injuries of the elbow and forearm  28. Injuries of the wrist and hand  29. Injuries of the spine and thorax  30. Fractures of the pelvis 31. Injuries of the hip and femur  32. Injuries of the knee and leg  33. Injuries of the ankle and foot