Practical Fracture Treatment, 4th Edition [Paperback]

Ronald McRae (Author), Max Esser (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0443070385 | ISBN-13: 978-0443070389 | Publication Date: June 15, 2002 | Edition: 4th

The 4th Edition of this highly respected book uses step-by-step medical illustrations-organized in a unique "cartoon-strip" fashion-and concise descriptions to depict the diagnosis and treatment of fractures, with an emphasis on conservative management. This user-friendly visual approach has made it easy for countless readers to master essential clinical knowledge. Improved illustrations and radiographs make every concept clearer than ever. The text reflects the recent trend towards operative management of fractures with new coverage of surgical principles and indications, and features meticulous updates throughout from new co-author Max Esser.

• Organized by body region for ease of reference.
• Offers advice on the management of a fracture clinic.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...gives readers clear, easy-to-follow guidance." The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, November 2002
is the fully updated version of McRae's text that has for many years been the standard trauma book for most junior emergency department doctors...It continues to be an excellent 'shop-floor' book for orthopaedic and emergency department senior house officers. I have no hesitation in recommending it and every emergency department should have at least one copy readily available." Hospital Medicine, April 2004

About the Author

Ronald McRae, (retired orthopaedic surgeon); and Max Esser, Othopaedic Surgeon, Cabrini Medical Centre, Victoria, Australia

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 4th edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443070385
• ISBN-13: 978-0443070389
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,936,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, comprehensive guide for Emergency doctors, July 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Practical Fracture Treatment, 3e (Paperback)

This excellent textbook systematically deals with the mechanisms of injury, symptoms, signs, treatment and complications of all common Orthopaedic injuries. In addition to X-rays,the author has also illustrated his book with superb line drawings. It has saved me many needless calls to Orthopaedic Registrars - I thoroughly recommend it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good orthopaedic review, June 4, 2006

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Max Gordon (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Fracture Treatment, 4th Edition (Paperback)

A great book for young residents. Very good for getting your basic orthopaedic knowlegde. The book is based upon easy and comprehensive drawings. The drawings make it very easy to read and gives a quick understandment of general treatment guidelines.

The books downsides are some of old remnants in the femur-fracture-treatments and that it's not as indepth as one needs at a later stage. Many of the internal fixation techniques described can be a little too indepth without any real theoretical knowledge. At our hospital we usually use different procedures from the ones described in the book making the descriptions a little useless since McRae doesn't pinpoint which principles are important in each procedure and how to avoid common errors.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book store review, December 11, 2007

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Kim S. Ho "bookworm" (San Jose, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Fracture Treatment, 4th Edition (Paperback)

fast shipping, reasonable price, product shipped as described. However, still waiting for refund of the same item ordered double by one click mistake.
Kim Syho