The Fifth Edition of Clemente's Anatomy features over 1,000 bright, realistically detailed full-color illustrations, plus a wealth of accompanying diagnostic images and numerous muscle tables. This classically organized regional atlas is based on the strikingly colorful yet realistic illustrations of the world-renowned Sobotta Atlas of Human Anatomy . This edition includes 68 new plates and 45 new clinical images, including cross-sectional CT scans. Of special note are 12 new cranial nerve plates and new diagrammatic drawings that help students learn the anatomy of the cranial nerves. This edition's numbering system has been improved to correlate figures more clearly with plates.
As a surgeon, I have reviewed all commercial available, English language anatomy references. Carmine D. Clemente's Atlas surpasses all in its accuracy and straight-forward representation of human anatomy. I encourage all resident surgeons that I train to obtain this atlas and frequently refer to it when planning complex procedures.
Clemente has written a fine reference book, and I'm sure folks get a lot of use from it. For my purposes as a manual therapist, this book was an absolute waste of time and money. Trail Guide to the Body supercedes Clemente in every way.
Not a book to read cover-to-cover, except for medical practitioners. For me, a reference and a text book. Excellent photos and diagrams to assist understanding.
To me, this is THE anatomy book. By far the best illustrations out there. Sadly, they kind of ruined it by skimping on pages and making the font painfully small.