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  • Adam’s Outline of Orthopaedics

    This extensively revised and redesigned edition of Adams’s classic textbook on orthopaedics celebrates its 50th year in print. Renown for its clear, comprehensive and concise account of the subject the book will appeal to undergraduate, postgraduate and trainee surgeons alike.

    • New edition of an internationally respected and successful textbook of orthopaedics.
    • Gives succinct practical guidance on examination of the limbs and spine – especially useful for exam candidates.
    • Provides up-to-date surgical therapies as well as conservative treatment options for orthopaedic conditions.
    • Highly praised by reviewers for its clear and lucid text, and for its logical classification of orthopaedic conditions.
    • A new author team includes a specialist contributor on imaging techniques.

     

    • The sections on clinical methods and diagnostic techniques have been expanded in particular, those on new imaging modalities.

     

    • Includes recent advances in minimal access surgery.

     

    • Includes expanded coverage of hip surgery, spinal surgery and reconstruction.

     

    • Includes a discussion of the role of genetics in the diagnosis of bone disorders.

     

    • A revised, two-colour page design now matches that of its sister title Outline of Fractures.

     

    • The extended artwork programme now includes more line drawings, new radiographs, MRI and CT scans.
    KShs 6,160.00
  • Outline of Fractures

    The new edition of the now classic Adam’s Outline of Fractures – prepared by authors working in the UK – has been updated to include the latest conservative and surgical approaches to the management of fractures. Suitable for medical undergraduates and trainee surgeons, as well as nurses and physiotherapists working in trauma services, this classic text continues to offer a sound basis for the safe and effective management of musculoskeletal injuries.
    New to this edition
    • New author line-up
    • Clear new page format, using two-colour design
    • Extended artwork programme, now including two-colour line artworks, new radiographs, MRI and CT scans
    • Enhanced anatomical classification system
    • Advances in cell biology and molecular genetics
    • New chapter on osteoporosis, including fracture treatment in the elderly
    Key Features
    • New edition of highly praised book with an established reputation
    • Well known for its clear writing style and logical classification of fractures
    • Basics of treatment are summarised in a useful appendix for quick reference and revision
    • Provides up-to-date surgical therapies as well as conservative treatment options
    Author Information
    By David L. Hamblen, PhD, DSc, FRCS(Edinburgh, England, Glasgow), Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Glasgow, Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK and Hamish Simpson, DM(Oxon), FRCS(Ed & England), Professor of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Edinburgh, UK
    KShs 8,540.00