Fundamentals of Orthopedics (2^nd Ed.)

This book is a complete guide to orthopaedics for undergraduate medical students helping them prepare for both theory and practical examinations.

Beginning with an introduction to the field, the following sections cover the diagnosis and management of different disorders. 

The second edition has been fully revised to provide students with the latest information and includes a new chapter on sports injuries and rehabilitation.

Each topic includes a summary of the key points and the book features a practice session of multiple choice questions and answers.

The text is highly illustrated with more than 1300 clinical photographs, radiological images, diagrams and tables and concludes with a picture quiz to help students prepare for image-based examination questions.

Key points

• Complete guide to orthopaedics for undergraduate medical students
• Fully revised, second edition featuring new chapter on sports injuries and rehabilitation
• Includes practice session of multiple choice questions and picture quiz
• Previous edition (9789351529576) published in 2016

1. Introduction to Orthopedics
2. General Orthopedics
3. Management of Polytrauma Patients and Open Fractures
4. Traumatology: Injuries of Upper Limb, Skull and Face
5. Traumatology: Injuries of Pelvis, Hip and Lower Limb
6. Sports Injuries and their Rehabilitation
7. Spine
8. Peripheral Nerve Injuries
9. Bone and Joint Infections
10. Skeletal Tuberculosis
11. Orthopedic Oncology
12. Pediatric Orthopedics
13. Neuromuscular Disorders
14. Genetic and Developmental Disorders
15. Metabolic Bone Diseases
16. Arthritis and Related Disorders
17. Soft Tissue Disorders
18. Amputations, Prosthetics and Orthotics
19. Orthopedic Surgery: Evolution and Latest Trends
20. Synopsis of Orthopedics
21. Practice Session

Picture Quiz
Answers Key
Index

Mukul Mohindra MS DNB MNAMS Dip SICOT FNB
Specialist CGHS Specialist Wing and Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Jitesh Kumar Jain MS FNB 
Registrar Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College Jaipur, Rajasthan, India