| Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Hip and Knee Reconstruction, 4th Edition |
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| ISBN: |
9780892037353 |
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| ISBN-10: |
0892037350 |
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| Copyright: |
2011 |
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| Edition: |
4th |
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| Editors: |
Glassman,
Andrew H., Lachiewicz, Paul F.,
Tanzer, Michael,
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Doody's Expert Review
 Score: 91 |
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| Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. |
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Reviewer:
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Riad Barmada,
MD
(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
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Description
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| This is the fourth edition of a publication offered by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on hip and knee reconstruction. |
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Purpose
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| The purpose is to update previous editions with recent advances in related basic sciences and technology. |
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Audience
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| The audience includes residents, fellows, and orthopedic surgeons. |
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Features
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| The 25 chapters are divided into three sections. The first section is dedicated to basic sciences such as biologic response to implants, bearing surfaces for hip or knee replacement, and recent concepts related to osteonecrosis. The second section provides information on partial and total knee replacement. The third section covers hip replacement arthroplasty. These last two sections discuss basic sciences, techniques, results, and complications. |
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Assessment
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| This book in the Orthopaedic Knowledge Update series is authored by experts and well written. I am confident that it will be very popular with orthopedic surgeons and residents in training. |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
10 |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
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