Musculoskeletal Medicine & Surgery

This book is designed for new courses which have an integrated, systems based approach to orthopaedics and rheumatology. The text presents a fully integrated treatment of the essential core of knowledge in the two specialties and uses case histories to highlight the key issues thrown up by each disease or condition is in harmony with the spirit of the new problem orientated courses.* The first book to offer students a completely integrated treatment of orthopaedics and rheumatology* Presents the core knowledge which all undergraduates must acquire - reader is not distracted by uncommon fractures or rare diseases* Thoughtful use of case histories highlights the key issues of diagnosis and treatment which must be addressed - fits in with the problem orientated focus of many new courses.* Illustrated with high quality clinical photographs in both colour and black and white, together with two colour line diagrams.* Carefully chosen references to review articles and important papers - superfluous in an undergraduate book in the past but important now that problem orientated courses encourage students to use the original literature