BPP University School of Health is collaborating with the British Medical Journal to publish a series of major new reference titles across a number of subject areas. Each volume presents a range of important reference material on specific clinical topics the content of which has been carefully selected from the wealth of information contained in the extensive recent archives of the BMJ and published in the various editions of the journal. These books will provide an invaluable reference source on current best practice for all clinicians. The book brings together a collection of useful articles on aspects of orthopaedics, vascular surgery and ENT recently published in the British Medical Journal which cover a range of relevant and interesting topics in these fields. Subjects discussed include; diagnosis and management of bone stress injuries of the lower limb in athletes, the management of tennis elbow, treating articular cartilage injuries of the knee in young people, management of traumatic amputations of the upper limb, Achilles tendon disorders, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cauda equina syndrome, osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb, management of osteoarthritis of the knee, diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infection management of hyperhidrosis, deep vein thrombosis and prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome, the management of superficial venous incompetence, venous ulcer disease, management of arteriovenous fistulas, diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease, carotid atherosclerosis, management of abdominal aortic aneurysm, the diagnosis and management of aortic dissection, salivary gland swellings, Meniere s disease, management of chronic rhinosinusitis, investigating the thyroid nodule, diagnosis and management of primary hyperparathyroidism, head and neck cancer; epidemiology, presentation, and prevention, treatment and prognostic factors and developmental dysplasia of the hip.