Clinical Anatomy: Applied Anatomy for Students and Junior Doctors [Paperback]

Harold Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 20, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1405138041 | ISBN-13: 978-1405138048 | Edition: 11

Clinical Anatomy has remained the word of the same author for nearly half a century. Initially written for clinical medical students on the wards, clinics and revising for Finals, since then it has sold all over the world in hundreds of thousands and in several languages. Its success has been its constant revision to ensure it covers the student's needs. Today, it also covers the bulk of the anatomy required in the MRCS Part I, II, III and provides an excellent revision text for these candidates and medical students in a concise form with clear, easily reproduced diagrams.

Editorial Reviews

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"It is remarkable that this volume, after 47 years of continuous publication, remains fresh, relevant and valuable to the latest generation of trainees...Important structures are clearly represented in line drawings, augmented by careful use of colour." Clinical Anatomy 20:582

“I think a lot of students struggle with anatomy but this book makes it very understandable. The illustrations are clear and colourful and not over-complicated. The clinical features make the book more interesting and relevant. I like the compact size of this book- good for carrying around and reading in a spare moment. As far as anatomy books go, this is one of the best I have ever read.” Medical Student, Keele

“Ellis speaks through the text with the voice of a distinguished surgeon. The information is kept clinically relevant and the book is clearly illustrated throughout. As a student, this is all you need to know.” Medical Student, St. Georges

“This book is essential for clinical medicine, helps in both surgery and in clinics. [It] makes sense of anatomy taught at pre-clinical level and helps the reader apply their knowledge. Easy to read and clear diagrams to help your learning.” Medical Student, Leicester

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Clinical Anatomy has remained the word of the same author for nearly half a century. Initially written for clinical medical students on the wards, clinics and revising for Finals, since then it has sold all over the world in hundreds of thousands and in several languages. Its success has been its constant revision to ensure it covers the student's needs. Today, it also covers the bulk of the anatomy required in the MRCS Part I, II, III and provides an excellent revision text for these candidates and medical students in a concise form with clear, easily reproduced diagrams.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 11 edition (November 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405138041
• ISBN-13: 978-1405138048
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,224,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anatomy made memorable for students at all stages, March 31, 2004

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dr_sasp (England, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clinical Anatomy: A Revision and Applied Anatomy for Clinical Students, Tenth Edition (Paperback)

In this compact text clinical anatomist and professor of surgery Harold Ellis has produced another excellent text (like Lecture Notes on General Surgery).

This "pocket-sized" (big pockets) book is portable and practical. It is well laid out by sections and each body area is examined in terms of systems. A clear explanation of superficial anatomy allows one to learn/revise on oneself (or a slim/muscular friend) the bony landmarks, muscular attachments and pulses. Bones, joints, vessels and nerves are dissected in a similar manner. Best of all, at each stage, common clinical applications are explained in clear language, so that it becomes easy to remember which nerve may be damaged by a dislocated shoulder, or structures are encountered in the various approaches for a hemiarthroplasty. The lucid (though never condescending) prose is well complemented by clear diagrams and imaging.

Some people will find this book is not detailed enough for them, and it does not claim to be a definitive anatomy text covering everything down to the vein supplying the rhubarb gland, but many more students will find it perfectly adequate for their requirements. Certainly as someone who learned lists of anatomy for first year exams, passed them, and -- I'm not alone here -- promptly forgot it afterwards, the old comprehensive parrot-fashion approach to learning was ineffective.

If you can read and recall all of the information in this book, you will be well prepared for most casual clinical requirements in many non-surgical specialities. I find that information presented in this manner is easy, even pleasurable, to read and, I expect, more likely to lead to retention than traditional dry anatomy texts.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for quick review., March 27, 2001

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"boscakal" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clinical Anatomy: A Revision and Applied Anatomy for Clinical Students (Paperback)

Concise overview of regional anatomy with emphasis on key relationships and clinical relevance. Not a comprehensive or detailed oriented anatomy but useful for quick review in the clinical setting.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A life saver for examination, December 11, 2003

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Dr. Clive C Y Lam (Hong Kong Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clinical Anatomy: A Revision and Applied Anatomy for Clinical Students, Tenth Edition (Paperback)

It saved my life when I did my 1st MB exam, my final MB exam and my FRCS exam. The best investment in my life.