Month: January 2015

Editors-in-Chief: Brian Stagg, MD and Balamurali K. Ambati, MD Image Editor: James Gilman, CRA, FOPS Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 1,000 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is a refreshingly unusual book. It is radically different from most others. Instead of presenting detailed discussions of various topics, it simply lays bare, with text and images, the important pieces of information needed for analysis of the problem, diagnosis, and treatment options. It saves you one of the most valuable resources you have that is in such short supply these days: time. While we admit that...

A book in the series Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery Editor: Bernard F. Morrey, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 572 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery series began in 1994. Why was the word ‘master’ chosen as part of the series title? Well, the purpose of the project according to the original series editor Roby Thompson was “to provide direct, detailed access to techniques preferred by orthopedic surgeons who are recognized ‘masters’ in their specialty.” The standardized format used in the presentation of information both via text and...