This book is a practical guide to orthopaedics for postgraduate medical students and residents. Covering every aspect of patient care, the text provides a comprehensive understanding of orthopaedic instruments and equipment, ranging from casts, dressing materials, traction, and implants. Orthoses, prostheses, common surgeries and rehabilitation are explained in depth, with questions and answers in line with those often encountered in viva voce examinations. The third edition has been extensively revised and updated with new topics and OSCE-style questions added at the end of each chapter. More than 700 self-explanatory photographs, radiographs, diagrams and tables aid quick revision.   The previous edition (9789390020669) published in 2020.

Table of Contents:
SECTION 1: Bone, Joint Model, and Specimen 1. Basics about Bones and Joints 2. Bones and Joints of Upper Limb 3. Bones and Joints of Lower Limb 4. Bones and Joints of Spine 5. Specimen Section   SECTION 2: Orthopedic Radiographs 6. Radiographs of Fractures 7. Radiographs of Bone Tumors 8. Radiographs of Infective and Rheumatic Disorders 9. Radiographs of Metabolic Disorders 10. Radiographic Identification of Some Congenital and Developmental Disorders   SECTION 3: Instruments and Implants 11. Tourniquet, Esmarch's Bandage and General Surgical Instruments 12. Surgical Retractors and Bone Levers 13. Bone Cutting and Related Instruments 14. Bone and Plate Holding Instruments 15. Bone Piercing Instruments and Screw-drivers 16. SS-wire and K-wire Handling Instruments 17. Miscellaneous Orthopedic Instruments 18. Special Instruments for Plating and Nailing 19. Key Instruments for DHS/DCS and Hip Hemiarthroplasty 20. Key Instruments for Spine Surgery 21. Key Instruments for Arthroscopy 22. Pins, Wires, and Tension Band Wiring 23. Orthopedic Screws 24. Orthopedic Plating 25. Orthopedic Nailing 26. Special Implants Around Hip 27. Spinal Implantation 28. Osteotomy Fixation Implants and Special Implants for Arthrodesis 29. Arthroplasty Implants 30. Implants for External Fixator 31. Miscellaneous Materials   SECTION 4: Orthopedic Rehabilitation 32. Basics about Orthosis and Prosthesis 33. Lower Limb Orthosis 34. Upper Limb Orthosis 35. Spinal Orthosis 36. Lower Limb Prosthesis 37. Upper Limb Prosthesis 38. Mobility Aids for Patients 39. Physical Therapy and Traction in Rehabilitation 40. Modalities of Electrotherapy in Rehabilitation   SECTION 5: Ward Round 41. Casting Materials and Orthopedic Casts 42. Dressing Materials 43. Orthopedic Strappings, Bandages, and Slings 44. Orthopedic Tractions and their Equipment 45. Patients on External Fixators 46. Miscellaneous Equipments   SECTION 6: Orthopedic Surgical Approaches 47. Pectoral Girdle, Shoulder and Arm 48. Distal Arm, Elbow, and Proximal Forearm 49. Forearm, Wrist, and Hand 50. Spine 51. Pelvis, Hip, and Thigh 52. Distal Thigh, Knee, and Proximal Leg 53. Leg, Ankle, and Foot   SECTION 7: Review of Orthopedic Surgeries 54. Common Orthopedic Plating and Nailing 55. Miscellaneous Trauma Procedures 56. Basic Principles of Osteotomy and Arthrodesis 57. Basic Principles of Total Arthroplasty   SECTION 8: Review of Orthopedic Imaging 58. X-ray, Ultrasound, and CT Scanning in Orthopedics 59. Nuclear Medicine in Orthopedics   SECTION 9: Orthopedic Operation Theater Principles 60. Operation Theater Structure and Services 61. An Overview of Equipment Inside Operation Theater 62. Principles of Sterilization 63. Before Starting Surgery   SECTION 10: Miscellaneous Section 64. Glorious History of World Orthopedics 65. How to Approach Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Postgraduate Orthopedic Practical Examination?   Bibliography Index