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The strength of this text, based on comments from the first edition, is that the reader, particularly the newcomer to orthopedic surgery, is able to find all of the basics of the subject in one text. This concept enables the reader to come to grips with subjects that have only been touched upon in undergraduate teachings.



The intent behind compiling the book is to form a bridge, or more properly a "firm callus", between the literature available for undergraduate students and those intending to study bone in depth. Though many texts already exist for undergraduates and also for students of advanced orthopedic surgery, few cover the bridge intended in this edition.



It is hoped that the second edition will continue to set the stage for graduates undergoing training in orthopedics, be they surgeons in the medical, dental or veterinary field. All of the authors have an established reputation in the fields that they have covered in the enclosed chapters. It is essential reading for the budding orthopedic surgeon.

Bone in Clinical Orthopedics

1. Development of bone 2. Blood supply to developing, mature, and healing bone 3. Morphology and physiology of the growth cartilage under normal and pathologic conditions 4. Biomechanics of the growth plate 5. Radiologic interpretation of bone 6. The pathology of bone infection 7. The adaption of bone architecture to mechanical function 8. Biomechanics of fracture 9. Bone healing: Histology and physiologic concepts 10. Concepts of fracture stabilization 11. Nonunion of fractures 12. The replacement of bronken, missing and diseased bone 13. Wolf's Law redefined mechanical effects on bone architecture 14. Cytokines, inflammatory mediators and matrix degrading enzymes in normal and diseased articular cartilage and bone 15. The evolving concept of indirect fracture fixation