Description

By Christopher Gee MBCHB MSC FRCSED(TR&ORTH), Zeshan Qureshi BM BSc (Hons) MSc MPhil MRCPCH

The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, resident doctors, and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams, and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun, and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.This book covers the entire undergraduate orthopaedics curriculum and beyond, with clear, concise explanations of orthopaedic pathology and management of conditions. It also covers the wider surgical, medical, and anaesthetic issues orthopods should understand, as well as hints and tips for surviving an orthopaedic on-call and trauma meeting.

Content matched to the undergraduate orthopaedics curriculum

Reliable, up-to-date evidence, informed by leading academics and specialists

36 OSCE scenarios to support the reader to apply knowledge to clinical and exam situations

Learning enhanced with 90 MCQs, with full explanations

Over 150 high-quality annotated X-rays, from subtle findings to severe fractures

Insight into the reality of working in orthopaedics, as well as orthopaedic careers

Covers key practical procedures

Structure modelled on other highly successful Unofficial Guides