Operative orthopaedics

Revised, updated and expanded, Operative Orthopaedics: The Stanmore Guide, Second Edition, is a definitive and comprehensive guide to elective orthopaedic surgery. It is suitable for junior trainees during their various orthopaedic rotations and senior trainees preparing for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Tr and Orth) examination. With the emphasis on surgical techniques employed, and the reasoning and evidence base behind them, this book is both a practical instruction manual and a revision tool for the examination. The procedures identified by the Specialist Advisory Committee, including areas such as tumour surgery, paediatrics and limb reconstruction, are included. Each chapter follows a simple and consistent format explaining the surgery from preoperative planning and consent, through to approaches, techniques and postoperative care. The chapters also include key references and sample Viva Questions to extend and reinforce learning. Key Features New updated surgical techniques Highly illustrated to help explain surgical concepts easily Key point boxes to facilitate learning Recommended references for FRCS (Tr and Orth) examination success Editors Timothy WR Briggs MD MBBS (Hons), MCH (Orth), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Ed), MD (Res) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust, Stanmore, United Kingdom Jonathan Miles MBChB, FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust, Stanmore, United Kingdom William Aston BSc, MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth) (Edinb) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust, Stanmore, United Kingdom Heledd Havard BSc, MBBCh, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust, Stanmore, United Kingdom Daud Chou MBBS, BSc, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth) Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Previous edition: London: Hodder Arnold, 2010.