Author(s): J. Crawford Adams

Medical and Nursing

Presenting the newest edition of this well-reputed text, known for its clear writing style and logical classification. This book is an extremely successful short textbook of fractures with a dual market, both undergraduate and postgraduate. Together with its companion book, Outline of Orthopaedics, it lies at the traditional end of the orthopaedics and trauma market, in that it is fairly detailed and single colour.

• New edition of highly praised book with an established reputation

Well known for its clear writing style and logical classification of fractures

• More advanced material, suitable for postgraduates rather than medical students, is identified by smaller type size

Basics of treatment are summarised in a useful appendix for quick reference and revision

• Updated throughout, especially in following areas -

advances in treatment, e.g. internal fixation

• management of non-union of fractures

rehabilitation

• changes brought about by advances in imaging, eg CT scanning

More use of bullet points and lists to lighten text

Good condition. Some marks/scuffing on cover, inside and out.