Part 1 Background knowledge
1. Introduction 3
2. History and clinical examination 7
3. Orthopaedic anatomy 29
4. Basic science in orthopaedics 41
5. Investigations 51
6. Methods of treatment 65
Part 2 Trauma
7. The principles of managing trauma
8. Immediate care and major incidents
9. Methods of managing trauma 119
10. Injuries to the face head and spine
11. Injuries to the trunk 161
12. Injuries to the upper limb 179
13. Hand injuries
215
14. Injuries to the lower limb 235
15. Sports injuries 277
Part 3 Orthopaedics
16. Osteoarthritis 287
17. Rheumatoid arthritis and other
arthropathies 295
18. Bone and joint infections 305
19. Metabolic disease dysplasias, osteochondritis
and neurological disorders 311
20. Granulomatous disorders and tumours 327
21. Deformities in children 337
22. Disorders of the shoulder and elbow 355
23. Disorders of the wrist and hand 363
24. Disorders of the hip and knee 379
25. Disorders of the ankle and foot 415
26. Disorders of the spine 431
Glossary 453
Index
459