BOOK REVIEWS

Current problems in orthopaedics and trauma

This book is another addition to the ongoing problems in Trauma and orthopaedics where treatment is still evolving and advances are being made to best treat and manage these injuries. This book is broad-based and simple and is directed to junior orthopaedic residents and trainees embarking on their orthopaedic career. This may also be useful to medical students in their final stages of training in qualifying examinations. The author hopes to see this book in accident and emergency departmental shelves and medical libraries where it may prove to be a quick guide to the world of basic orthopaedics.

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Modern Hip Resurfacing

Authored and edited by Derek McMinn, with contributions from a multitude of eminent orthopaedic surgeons and a foreword by none other than Ronan Treacy, this book has been published by Springer-Verlag London limited. It bears the ISBN 978-1-84800-087-2. Derek McMinn of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) fame is one of the most eminent and arguably one of the controversial orthopaedists in the world and the bulk of work done stems from the McMinn Centre and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, UK.

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Emerging Techniques in Spine Surgery

Edited by Arvind Bhave, this first edition volume has been published in 2009 by Jaypee Brothers Medical publishers Private Limited and bears the ISBN reference 978-81-8448-696-4. Dr. Arvind Bhave is one of the foremost Spine Surgeons in India and is Professor of Orthopaedics at the Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India. He is a consultant at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital at Pune as an Spinal endoscopist.

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Step by Step Management of Lower Limbs Deformity

Step by Step Management of Lower Limbs Deformityis another addition in the “Step by Step” series for Orthopaedic conditions. Authored by Rajendra Kumar Kanojia, this book has been published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Private Limited. It bears the ISBN 978-81-8448-631-5.

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Pearce’s Surgical Companion – Essential Notes for Postgraduate Exams

Authored by Oliver Pearce and edited for sub-speciality content by several well-known names in their respective disciplines, this first edition volume has been published in May 2009 by tfm Publishing Limited in Shrewsbury. It bears the ISBN reference 978 1 903378 48 9. The author is presently an Orthopaedic Consultant in Oxford at the famed Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and also a College Tutor at Worcester College, Oxford for Clinical Surgery courses. He is also national Trainee Representative on the Royal College of Surgeons committee and also a reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Edition).

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