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Basic Orthopaedic Sciences
The Stanmore Guide
Manoj Ramachandran

Paperback
£39.99

ISBN: 9780340885024
ISBN-10: 0340885025
Published: 27/10/2006
Extent: 304 pages
Illustrations: 50 colour line drawings


 
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Summary:
Basic Orthopaedic Sciences is a brand new book for trainees in orthopaedic surgery covering all aspects of musculoskeletal basic sciences that are relevant to the practice of orthopaedics, as assessed in the FRCS Higher Specialty exams. Based on the authoritative 'Stanmore course' run by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, the book contains enough information to serve as a concise textbook while its emphasis is on revision.

The book is a guide to the basic sciences underpinning the practice of orthopaedic surgery, covering aspects of biomechanics, biomaterials, cell & microbiology, histology, structure & function, immunology, pharmacology, statistics, physics of imaging techniques, and kinesiology as relevant to the subject of orthopaedics.

The book will help trainees understand the science that underpins the clinical practice of orthopaedics, an often neglected area in orthopaedic training. It covers the breadth of topics in orthopaedic basic science achieving a balance between readability and comprehensive detail.

Basic Orthopaedic Sciences is an invaluable guide for all trainees in orthopaedics and trauma preparing for the FRCS, as well as for surgeons at MRCS level.


  • Self-assessment exercises, comprising of ‘common viva questions’
  • Key facts boxes to highlight the main learning points in each chapter
  • Useful further reading lists
  • Focuses on practical applications
  • Simple line drawings in two colours to explain difficult concepts


Table of Contents:
Statistics
Genetics
Cell biology
Skeletal embryology
Orthopaedic pharmacology
Immunology, infection & inflammation
Imaging techniques
Orthopaedic oncology
Ligament and tendon
Meniscus
Cartilage
Nerve
Muscle
Bone & bone graft
Intervertebral discs
Basic biomechanics
Biomaterial behaviour
Biomechanics and joint replacement of the hip joint
Biomechanics and joint replacement of the knee joint
Biomechanics of the spine
Biomechanics and joint replacement of the shoulder and the elbow
Biomechanics of the wrist and hand
Biomechanics and joint replacement of the foot & ankle
Friction, lubrication, corrosion and wear
Gait analysis
Prosthetics
Orthotics
Miscellaneous


About the Author(s):
Manoj Ramachandran - Paediatric and Orthopaedic & Limb Reconstruction Fellow, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK

Consultant Editors:
Deborah Eastwood - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon; John Skinner – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon; and Dishan Singh – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK


Readership:
Trainees in orthopaedics and trauma, also trainee surgeons at MRCS level


Reviews:

"I feel that this book should be useful for all SpR trainees both to read and digest as they progress through the registrar training programme, not just for the exit examination.  It is also a useful textbook for SpR trainers as it is concise and wide-ranging with chapters that are based on the current literature. This is an excellent addition to the literature and has been based on a successful basic sciences course.  The authors, the editor and the associate editors have done a fine job in producing this exceptional textbook."

The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons, May 2008


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