Textbook of Orthopaedics & Fractures

by Sean P.F. Hughes, Richard W. Porter

The former "A New Short Texbook of Orthopaedics and Traumatology" has been thoroughly revised to provide a new up-to-date texbook on orthopaedic and trauma surgery. Already established as a concise yet comprehensive text covering the whole undergraduate syllabus, "Textbook of Orthopaedics and
Fractures" applies an integrated approach to muscoskeletal disease and unites basic science principles with clinical practice throughout. The new two-color design ensures the accessibility of content and is supported by over 250 high quality illustrations, many of which are carefully selected X-rays
demonstrating common orthopaedic problems. Additional case studies represent the application of theory and basic science to clinical practice.

Paperback

First published June 26, 1997

About the author

Sean Patrick Francis Hughes was emeritus professor of orthopaedic surgery at Imperial College London where he was previously professor of orthopaedic surgery and head of the department of surgery, anaesthetics and intensive care. Earlier in his career he had been professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Edinburgh.
His clinical research topics included fracture healing, musculoskeletal infection and the surgery of degenerate lumbar and cervical discs. His basic science research publications included studies of the microcirculation of bone, bone infection and the role of nitric oxide in bone and joint disease. He served as vice president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and chairman of DISCS, the charity funding research into spinal conditions.
His interests in the history of medicine were focused on the history of orthopaedic surgery, and the doctor and poet John Keats.