War wounds of limbs surgical management

War wounds of limbs surgical management

206 Current Orthopaedics Further chapters cover the results of different prostheses and dismiss the debate of posterior cruciate sacrificing versus ...

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Current Orthopaedics

Further chapters cover the results of different prostheses and dismiss the debate of posterior cruciate sacrificing versus preserving implants. Marmor provides a valuable summary of unicompartmental replacements and there are helpful chapters on management of bone defects, the infected prosthesis, extensor mechanism complications, wound problems and rehabilitation. This is a useful volume which should be in all departmental libraries providing information and practical assistance regarding virtually every aspect of total knee replacement. Minor typographical errors do not detract from its value. JOHN LAWTON

Wrist Arthroscopy John Stanley and Philippe Saffar. Martin Dunitz Ltd, 1994 ISBN

1-85317-106-9

127 pages

Price £45

This is a well-produced, concentrated volume which focuses in detail on a specific subject. It is clearly written and has excellent illustrations and colour photographs. The two authors are well-respected hand surgeons from either side of the English Channel and there is an introduction by Raoul Tubiana. The progress through the book follows a logical sequence with the history of arthroscopy of the wrist and very good chapters on anatomy and biomechanics which set the foundation for the following chapters which discuss the instrumentation, methods of diagnostic arthroscopy and arthroscopic surgery. There is a very good selected bibliography which lists what is in effect the essential reading for all those involved in surgery of the wrist. This book not only gives valuable information from all aspects of wrist arthroscopy but also establishes this procedure as an essential diagnostic and therapeutic tool and finally dispels the cynics' view that 'anyone who needs an arthroscopy of the wrist needs an arthrodesis'. Although it is not a book that candidates for Board or FRCS Orth examinations would necessarily wish to purchase, it is one they would be well advised to read particularly as it is easy and interesting reading with the indications and principles of wrist arthroscopy being clearly set out. It is a book which should be in the library of all hand surgery units. ROBERT BROWN

The Wrist (Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery Series) Edited by Roby Thompson Jr Edited by Richard H. Gelberman Raven. Press, 1994 ISBN

0-7817-0037-X

447 pages

Price $233.50

With the unravelling of the complexities of carpal kinematics, the development of improved diagnosis (including M R I and arthroscopy), and an increased awareness of the benefits of early intervention in trauma, the field of wrist surgery has now reached a mature level in which the indications for treatment have become well established. Wrist surgery, therefore, is here to stay and whilst there have been some excellent monographs on the subject, this book is by far the best operative guide that I have seen, Filling 400 pages of glossy paper the text is well illustrated with both black and white and colour plates, and the use of line diagrams in operative descriptions is excellent. The choice of authors is wide and each author has been selected because of specialist knowledge within his area of

contribution. The fields covered range from the generalist utilitarian operative approaches, to the management of scaphoid fractures, wrist instability, the radio-ulnar joint, the rheumatoid and arthritic wrist and other wrist disorders including avascular necroses. Those familiar with other volumes in the Master Technique Series, will know that these atlases are aimed primarily at the practising clinician within that specialist area. It is unrealistic to expect Boards candidates to purchase all nine of these atlases, but for those intending a career in the management of upper limb orthopaedic conditions this purchase will be well worth while. For those approaching Boards or FRCS but not committed to a future upper limb practice, this is an atlas that is easy to read and should be read prior to the examination as it contains all that one needs to know about operative procedures in the wrist for those examinations. SIMON KAY

War Wounds of Limbs Surgical Management Robin M. Coupland. Butterworth Heinemann, 1993 ISBN

0-7506-1419

98 pages

Price £ 30

At first glance the trainee already wilting under an everincreasing pile of 'essential literature', may feel that this book is hardly relevant to his practice and can safely leave it on the shelf. However, the weapons producing many of the injuries described in this book are no longer the preserve of the battlefield: more civilian surgeons are finding themselves faced with these injuries, of which they will have little or no experience. This book, at just under 100 pages is written by a man with an unrivalled experience in this type of surgery. The text starts by covering the basic principles of wound kinetics, essential to the understanding of the management of the various types of missile injuries, and continues with the principles of wound management. Subsequent sections on limb salvage, amputations, basics of skin cover and finally wound classification, complete the book. The text is clear and well set out and together with excellent case illustrations make for a very readable book. Some might quibble with the finer points of fracture stabilization, skin cover, etc., but the principles laid out in this book are sound and have been shown to work, principles that are often relearnt the hard way at the expense of the patient. Therefore, despite its title this book has much to commend to the civilian trainee who may well be faced with these injuries in his subsequent practice. S. L. HODKINSON

Human Walking, 2nd edn Edited by Jessica Rose & James G. Gamble. Williams & Wilkins, 1994 ISBN

0-6830-7360-X

263 pages

Price £39.00

The first edition of Human Walking was published in 1981. At that time the subject of gait analysis was relatively unpopular and the original text rapidly became a market leader. Over the last 13 years gait analysis laboratories have flourished on both sides of the Atlantic and therefore the understanding of normal and abnormal gait patterns have been enhanced. Hence the second edition, which updates the reader on events over the last decade. Much of the text is devoted to normal locomotion and it is probably in this area that the trainee will have most to