BOOK REVIEWS

Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Disease

“Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Disease”, goes systematically through the maze of orthopaedic pathophysiologic conditions and presents a snapshot view of the different common and some uncommon conditions across the whole spectrum. Coming from none other than Henry Mankin, the master himself, this book is a succinct and systematic summary of bone and joint pathology and gives valuable pointers to diagnosis and discusses in very brief the current treatment employed in these situations.

Solely authored by Dr. Henry Mankin with a foreword by none other than James Herndon, this book has been published in 2006 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, popularly the AAOS and bears the ISBN reference 10:0-89203-416-5 and ISBN 13:978-0-89203-416-1.

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Low Back Pain, Some Real Answers

“Low Back pain, Some real answers”, deals with or at the very least attempts to explain back pains and its various presentations, the prognosticating factors and outcomes for this commoner-than-usual orthopaedic condition seen daily in the gambit of orthopaedic practice. This compilation by Dr. Brian J Sweetman, a consultant rheumatologist attempts to summarise the various studies and conclusions there from on this very vast and humungous subject.

Edited by Jane Smith and designed and typeset by Nikki Bramhill, this book has been published by tfm publishing limited, and printed by Gautenberg Press Ltd., Malta. It bears the ISBN reference 1 903378 41 9.

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A Manual for Blood Conservation

Dafydd Thomas is a consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, while John Thompson is Consultant Surgeon for the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, while also a member of British Blood transfusion society. Biddy Ridler is a Clinical Blood Conservation Co-ordinator also at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK. Published by tfm publishing limited, this book has been printed by Gautenberg Press Ltd., Malta and bears the ISBN 1 903378 24 9.

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