Book description
Basic Orthopaedic Sciences is a brand new book for trainees in
orthopaedic surgery covering all aspects of musculoskeletal basic
sciences that are relevant to the practice of orthopaedics, as assessed
in the FRCS Higher Specialty exams. Based on the authoritative 'Stanmore
course' run by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, the book
contains enough information to serve as a concise textbook while its
emphasis is on revision.
The book is a guide to the basic sciences underpinning the practice of
orthopaedic surgery, covering aspects of biomechanics, biomaterials,
cell & microbiology, histology, structure & function,
immunology, pharmacology, statistics, physics of imaging techniques, and
kinesiology as relevant to the subject of orthopaedics.
The book will help trainees understand the science that underpins the
clinical practice of orthopaedics, an often neglected area in
orthopaedic training. It covers the breadth of topics in orthopaedic
basic science achieving a balance between readability and comprehensive
detail.
Basic Orthopaedic Sciences is an invaluable guide for all trainees in
orthopaedics and trauma preparing for the FRCS, as well as for surgeons
at MRCS level. I feel that this book should be useful for all SpR
trainees both to read and digest as they progress through the registrar
training programme, not just for the exit examination. It is also a
useful textbook for SpR trainers as it is concise and wide-ranging with
chapters that are based on the current literature. This is an excellent
addition to the literature and has been based on a successful basic
sciences course. The authors, the editor and the associate editors have
done a fine job in producing this exceptional textbook. Manoj
Ramachandran - Paediatric and Orthopaedic & Limb Reconstruction
Fellow, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
