Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults and Children

This gold-standard three-volume set is a comprehensive text for residents in training and practicing orthopaedists. Now in its Fifth Edition, this widely renowned and established tool features new authors, new illustrations, new technology, and new techniques. With a format that is thorough, it remains clearly written and is designed for reader ease. Chapter outlines, tables, boxes and graphics contain a generous amount of information. Updated topics include X-rays and surgical anatomy. Two volumes comprise fractures in adults, with a third that covers fractures in children. Long recognised as the ultimate reference for the treatment of orthopaedic trauma, Fractures, Fifth Edition, offers the most detailed and complete operative and non operative treatment of fractures. The books function as the "go to" reference for practitioners and residents for coverage on any and all fractures. Features of both books: - Many new contributors representing the new generations. - Overhauled references. - Complete guidelines for closed treatments. - Clear descriptions of surgical treatment with emphasis on the preferred methods. - More detailed and refined art for easier comprehension. - Second colour used in the books art and it's design. - Less emphasis on historical background and more on surgical techniques and pearls. Features of the adults book: - 32 chapters in the old edition have been broken up into 51 chapters in the fifth edition. - New chapters including expanded information on anaesthesia. - Radically revised the hand chapters with new 100 new figures. - Overhauled art program with an impressive 1000 new pieces of art. Features of the childrens book: - 18 chapters in the fourth edition have been broken up into 26 chapters in the fifth edition. - Greater emphasis on surgical techniques. Features of the accompanying CD-ROM for each book: - Fully searchable text of the volume. - There will be a power point presentation with simple animations of surgical procedures. - 40 for the adult's book and 20 for the children's book. - Access to Pub Med.Heckman, James D. is the author of 'Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults and Children' with ISBN 9780781719353 and ISBN 0781719356.