Book Description

This comprehensive, highly illustrated atlas details techniquesused in orthopaedic surgical approaches. Revised and updated, thisedition contains new chapters covering percutaneous approaches of theupper and lower extremities, the latest hip replacement techniques anda new anterior approach to the shoulder joint. This important text alsoincludes a new section on approaches to the acetabulum and the tibia.Highly acclaimed in its previous edition, this text continues to serveas a highly organized resource of current surgical approaches. ... Read more

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An excellent update to an already invaluable text
Hoppenfeld's new edition incorporates critical subjects such as arthroscopic approaches to the shoulder and knee which have become required skills of today's orthopaedic surgeon. Minor changes to the actual color scheme involving the drawings do not affect the overall content of the text. Owning this title assures you of an excellent resource for years to come.

A must have reference...
For the busy orthopaedic surgeon and resident, this text should be "required". Hoppenfeld accomplishes the unenviable task of providing a text with concise explanations of surgical exposure with excellent illustrations. Relevant anatomy is clearly conveyed to the surgeon performing the dissection. In addition, the text serves well as a five to ten minute refresher prior to the operation at hand.

An Orthopaedic Bible
A clear, concise and beautifully illustrated hardback book. I cannot see how this book can become outdated which is why I forked out the small fortune to buy it! No regrets though- this book really is worth every penny/cent

simply the best
those who are blest with a perfect recall of anatomy do not need this book but the rest will find its thorough yet simple guide to surgical approaches an invaluble aid to safe practice. ... Read more

Book Description

Written by two of the field's most respected leaders, the 4th Edition text provides readers with information on the complete spectrum of pre-existing. Advice on hundreds of complex cases and the latest clinical trials helps professionals avoid life-threatening situations and protect against malpractice claims. Every major syndrome and organ system receives extensive coverage with additional chapters on geriatric and pediatric patients. Over 1,500 up-to-date references direct users to further information on current topics including ischemic heart disease, congestive heart disease, asthma and immune system disfunction. ... Read more

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Previous reviews are outdated!
The previous 3 reviews were written before the release of this new edition. Still the best single book to read for the oral Boards. All clinicians should own a copy and refer to it often.

Why this used to be a good book.
As an attending/assistant professor of anesthesiology I frequently recommend books for residents to read. I still recommend this book, but with the caveat that much of the information is outdated and some of it is no longer even held to be fact. The underlying theme of the book - that comorbid states influence anesthesia and vice versa - is still true. I tell residents to get a used copy or wait until a new edition comes out.

This book needs a new edition
Eight years is a long time in the field of anesthesiology. This book would be an invaluable resource IF it wasn't so outdated, but as it is, it talks about too many drugs that are no longer used, and has nothing about many drugs that are commonly used today. IMHO, a current edition of a major anesthesiology text (most of the big name texts have a new edition in the last 1-2 years) is a more useful reference. FWIW, this review is from the perspective of a first-year anesthesiology resident. YMMV.

A seminal work in the field of anesthesiology.
By far the best book I've ever picked up on the subject ... Read more

Book Description

New edition of the classic all-encompassing surgery text! A necessary reference for any surgical resident, this thoroughly revised and updated new edition continues to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of all topics in surgery. Features 14 chapters on basic science considerations, relevant anatomy and physiology for each organ system, inclusion of all diagnostic test and procedures are included as well as extensive photos and line drawings of surgical techniques and radiographs.

New to this edition:
*NEW editorial board, all of whom are leaders in the specialty
*NEW consistent design promoting increased readability
*NEW illustration program – important for this technique oriented specialty
*NEW coverage of the latest advances in surgery
*Emphasis placed on surgical oncology
*Minimally invasive techniques and procedures
*Genomics and gene therapy
*Abdominal wall hernias including the latest in laparoscopic techniques
*Latest information on the immunology of transplantation
*and more! ... Read more

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A mass-marketed version of an already-existing technology
Yamuna Zake invented this technology over a decade ago; her company Yamuna Body Rolling sells a line of balls for body rolling. Amazon sells the Yamuna book. Ball Dynamics has sold a line of similar balls for many years. In my area, local stores sell these balls.

Both of these systems have 3 balls of varying diameter; they did that because that's what they found works! The systems also include a pump to allow for getting a precise pressure in the balls. I cannot imagine how such a system would work without having a pump to alter the pressure.

Both the Yamuna and BDI balls are much more thick-skinned than the "miracle" ball. This is crucial for providing padding for the body when rolling. Using a thin-skinned ball is like doing Pilates matwork with no mat!

Finally, I strongly recommend getting hands-on instruction to start with any kind of technology like this. This kind of deep-muscle work is challenging technology; 'tis quite useful to get experienced help while learning it.

Great Little Balls- You Will Be Convinced Once You've Tried!
When I first saw this set of 2 small, blue-green balls, I really wondered whether they were any good. Decided to take a chance, and I am sure glad I did. Propped myself over these 2 semi-inflated balls on the floor and it was sheer bliss as my own body weight sank upon them.

The set consist of 2 approximately 4 inch (11 cm) diameter therapy balls (re-inflatable) and a pocket-sized 296 page insruction book packed in a transparent casing. The balls are approx. a half-inch (1 cm) thick each, and are not as thin-skinned as might be imagined. The book says that the balls are built tough, and are good for up to 300 pounds, and I believe the claim is sustainable.

In my opinion, these 2 little balls are fantastic value for money for what they are capable of, and you would be surprised how nice it feels once you prop your tired body over them at the end of a long day. Although these are therapy balls, you may also want to use them as I frequently do - a simple and 'fun' way of giving your body a much needed self-massage, merely by placing them at strategic locations beneath your body and resting over them.

By the way, I am not one of Ms. Elaine Petrone's student, since I am writing from half a world away. But, I am definitely her fan now after being convinced by these 2 little 'Miracle' balls! Go www.elainepetrone.com for more info.

My advice: considering their low price, get them while they are available, as these little balls are 'hot' - they were all sold out on Amazon.com until recently.

Eye on the prize!
I have just begun these miracle ball excercizes and i see an improvment after only 1 week with being able to breathe better. I still have soreness in my back, but i refuse to quit. This book explains everything to a "t" and is easy to follow and the pictures are extremely detailed and helpful! I have recommended this set to everyone i know as a means of stress relief and muscle toning and spinal elongation. It all just makes so much sense! Letting gravity do the work and breathing! How EZ is that?
Also, my one year old loves to chase the little balls around the living room and loves having Momma at his level when i lay on the floor as he plays...just a cute added bonus!!
Thank you ELaine! I won't give up..i have my eye on the prize..less pain..less stress!!

Elaine Petrone is my teacher
Elaine Petrone is my teacher. I had the privilege of taking classes with her over the course of many years. If you can't take personal classes with her, then her book is the next best thing. Her book and her work derive from her personal centeredness and calm. Whatever the current state of your body and mind, following Elaine's work will make you feel and look better. Elaine synthesizes work from many traditions and teachers and creates gentle physical exercise that stretches and realigns the body. Far better than therapy, buy the book and then follow Elaine's method. ... Read more

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This book contains solid, research-based content presented in a concise, readable, and consistent format. Special features highlight the content that is most relevant and challenging for today's nursing students, including patient teaching, community and home care, gerontology, cultural and ethnic considerations, collaborative care, nutrition, and critical thinking. Nursing management content is discussed in a unique levels-of-care approach, with separate headings for Health Promotion, Acute Intervention, and Ambulatory and Home Care. More than just a textbook, it is a comprehensive resource with the essential information that students need to prepare for lectures, classroom activities, examinations, clinical assignments, and comprehensive care of patients. ... Read more

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Multiple inaccurate answers
This study guide definitely needed more attention before it was published. I also have the 5th edition study guide and there are many mistakes that appear to be a lack of proofreading before publishing this newer edition. Many incongruencies here. I would recommend the 5th edition if you want to be certain of the tool you are using.

This Study Guide Has Incorrect Answers!!!
I have found many errors in this study guide. I thought I was crazy at first, then the rest of the nursing class had the same concern. The errors are in the answer section, it will give you the wrong letter for the multiple choice answer and the correct rationale. I have contacted the publisher and received no response. Nursing School is hard enough, don't add to it with a very frustrating study guide with the wrong answers.

Outstanding!
An excellent text for Med/Surg nursing course. One you will want to keep for future reference. Indispensible!

A practical and well-rounded guidebook for Home Health Care
This book I've subtitled "holding the bag" -- it is basically a text book for nurses, telling them how to deal with the patient after the doctor has left the room. It includes how to live with a diagnosis, a disease, and deal with the side-effects of a cure. It not only provides precise medical information, but includes psychological and 'daily-life' information as well. As it is designed for nurses, the vocabulary is technical, and the illustrations are graphic; if you really want to understand what the doctors just told you, this is the place to go. ... Read more

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The classic trauma surgery text! This comprehensive and authoritative reference text covers prevention and pre-hospital care transport through trauma "scoring" as well as operative and non-operative management. Known for its current and practical coverage, the book features a commentary for each chapter written by a leading expert in the field. ... Read more

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The standard
This textbook should be the standard for any surgeon taking care of trauma patients. Some of the graphics are poorly reproduced and dated, but the information is current and well presented. ... Read more

Book Description

Insights into critical decision-making in a comprehensive rangeof surgical settings makes this two-volume set the reference of choice.Key points in each procedure are demonstrated by a series of lucidillustrations. The authors offer their own recommendations and guidethe reader to important literature via annotated Suggested Readings. Nocomparable text on the market offers this combination of authoritativecommentary and comprehensive coverage. ... Read more

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Excelente book
Excelent book. A must have for all General Surgery resident. Covers all areas of General Surgery and OB/GYN, Urology.

Must have
This book is a "must have" for all surgery resident.

drcohen1000
This book is a great reference for residents in surgery. The subject matter is relevant, easy to read, and emphasizes salient points. This is a great book when you don't have time to read!!

An interesting tool for students
This book can be compared to other Principles of Surgery. It has good B&W illustrations and is easy reading. Some subjects are not so detailed as I was looking for, but it can be an useful guide for medical students and general surgery residents. ... Read more

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I need your book - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Thomas D. Rees
I would like to buy your book, How can I do? The book is Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Thomas D. Rees ... Read more

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A foolproof guide to releasing shoulder and neck tension, this book shows how imagery and touch can be used to eliminate stiffness and pain. It provides simple and effective exercises that can be done at home, at work, or on the road. Sufferers of upper body pain will learn how to detect and eradicate early signs of tension by better understanding the connection between emotional states and tension. These individuals will learn how to survive stressful situations calmly and without tensing a single muscle. An explanation of the anatomy of the shoulders provides a better understanding of how improving the alignment of the head, neck, and shoulders will ease the strain on muscles and joints and promote an aura of confidence and health. ... Read more

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A Daily Guide to releasing stress and feeling WONDERFUL!
This book is entertaining, informative, intellegent, helpful, challenging and instructive on how to reduce tension and increase relaxation. Eric Franklin uses his words and pictures to easily teach us how to reduce neck and shoulder pain within a few minutes and sometimes just by using our imagination.

You don't have to go to a gym to do his exercises; all you need is the time and enough space to sit, stand or lie down.

This book is truly one that you will want to refer to on a regular basis to continue your journey of relaxation in your daily life. ... Read more

Book Description

The ultimate in reference power...for the life of the edition! This new, multi­media package enables you to consult the book and its Image Bank CD-ROM as well as textbookofsurgery.com -- where you'll find...
• the entire contents of the book-com­pletely searchable -- with references hyperlinked to PubMed.
• continuous updates for the life of the edition -- personally overseen by Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD -- to reflect important new advances in the field.
• review questions (with answers) to facilitate exam study.
• Mosby's Drug Consult- a comprehensive drug reference and database. ... Read more

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A surgical Bible
I was slightly disappointed by the fact that this book is considerably thinner than the previous edition -- we're losing something here. I found the Liver chapter a bit vague sometimes (e.g. on the precise indications for resection and/or transplantation for liver cancer), and chapters on fundamental topics such as Preoperative Care are rich in concepts but lacking in practical information. However, the Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, while somewhat less majestic, is still king -- some chapters, like Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Vascular Trauma (written by none less than Brennan and Mattox respectively) are outstanding. The chapters on Management of Acute Trauma, Surgery of Morbid Obesity, Cerebrovascular Disease and Gynecology, to name just a few, also deserve much praise. This tome is a must for all medical students and surgical interns/residents.

a must for 3rd & 4th yr med surgical minded students
This book is an excellent book to establish a broad fundamental understanding of surgery, but detailed enough to use as reference. Every medical student who plans to pursue a career in a surgical field should read this book prior to graduation from medical school. ... Read more

Book Description

The 5th Edition of this classic text combines the expertise of hand surgeons and hand therapists to detail the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of hand disorders. This comprehensive resource covers the entire upper extremity, with increased coverage of wrist and elbow problems. Up-to-the-minute chapters present the latest information on treatment of edema, rehabilitation of compression neuropathies (such as carpal tunnel syndrome), cumulative trauma disorders, and pain management. ... Read more

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Reason I passed the hand examination!!
Worth every penny!! Used this as my main reference to study for the hand examination.

Great Book for Hand Therapists
This book is wonderful.It was worth every penny. This is my main resource that I use when I have a question on any hand problems. The book is very thorough and informative.It is a "must have" for any hand therapist.

great CHT exam foundation
I doubt anyone can pass the CHT exam without this book. If I only could read one on the list, this would be it. ... Read more

Book Description

The two pioneers in the cosmetic use of botulinum toxins (such as BOTOX) have here produced an easy-to-read highly illustrated guide for those wishing to know about the practical clinical aspects of the treatments. Their backgrounds in plastic surgery, dermatology and ophthalmology make the authors uniquely aware of all the possibilities offered and problems raised by this phenomenally popular modality. The integral CD-ROM includes over forty minutes of filmed procedures with commentary. ... Read more

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THE reference
excellent reference book! contains everything you need to know somewhere in the book, and many parts are overlapping.
It's not particuarly readable for those looking to UNDERSTAND the basics of H&N.

The encylopedia of head and neck imaging
The new 4th edition of H&N is the true definitive work on head and neck imaging. This is a MASSIVE text that differs drastically from the 3rd edition. Many sections have been re-organized and revamped. There is no question that it aims to be an all-encompassing, reference text. This is not the book for a resident to "read-through" during their H&N rotation. Harnberger's text is perfect for that role. This text should be present in every neuroradiology dept.'s library to be readily available for use as a REFERENCE. There is no question that this is the true heavyweight H&N imaging reference text. Any other text that purports to be is just kidding itself. I can only imagine how this book will be come the 6th and 7th editions. By then, I hope the Editors follow Dr. Resnick's lead and put out a "baby" 1 volume edition of Head and Neck Imaging. Then again, I guess that's what Dr. Harnsberger's book is for.

Just amazing
Dr Hugh Curtin is probably the most prepared head and neck radiologist of the world.

Comprehensive and Authoritative
I will be assisting Dr. Curtin and of course find the cases comprehensive, from the archives of the Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. The pathology spectrum is exhaustive.

*However, it seems that other reviews on this page are likely a practical joke, by mental infants.

YEEEEHAW
YEEEHAW, that was great, gosh golly what work on the editing, by Hugh Curtin, I was amazed at the super job he did ... Read more

Book Description

Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment covers over 1,000 diseases and disorders managed by surgeons.It encompasses general surgery and the surgical subspecialties and emphasizes quick recall of major diagnostic features and succinct descriptions of disease processes.This major revision and updating features a new chapter on "The Metabolic & Neuroendocrine Responses to Trauma & Operations," the latest on minimally invasive surgical techniques, and particularly extensive changes to chapters on oncology, colon and rectal surgery, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery. ... Read more

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What you need to understand surgery in a concise way
Surgery, like everything in medicine, has a language of it's own. And when you, as a medical student, get to the surgical wards, you'll need a book to understand what is going on around you. Written in a pleasant way, it is divided in three practical sections: Surgery's general principles, general surgery and surgical specialities, just like in med school.
They give you a refreshment on basic sciences concepts critical for understanding surgical pathologies and then they tell you essentials of diagnosis and treatment of such pathologies.
Therefore, I recommend the book for medical students and General Practitioners who will need to answer the "Should I call the surgeon ? "question. Not very good descriptions on surgical procedures, and I would like it to have better illustrations, but I think it's worth the money.

Pleasant Reading!
This book provides a great review in all subjects of surgery in a concise way. The reading is easy and pleasant. Although, the last edition is from 1994, it's been still up-to-date. Great purchase!

A Must Have
A well written and edited book. Contains material that is quite focussed and essential, specially for those preparing for examinations. Although written more than seven years back it contains facts that some of the very popular books mentioned only lately in their recent editions.

That it is not coming out with another edition is a serious drawback. For this reason it is fast loosing the edge it has over other books.

Other shortcoming is lack of colored illustrations and photographs.

Not a textbook of surgery
I think this book might be helpful for those people who are looking for a book that gives you the surgical point of view of the disease, it doesn't focus exclusively on the surgical procedures and treatment, but it takes its time to explain a little more about the pathophysiology, symptoms and signs etc., of the illness,it's more like a book to start with.

Excelente
O livro trata de forma objetiva e clara o assunto em questão: diagnóstico e tratamento cirúrgico. É indispensável para todo estudante de Medicina e para todo cirurgião. ... Read more

Book Description

Geared to the needs of orthopedists and residents inorthopedics, as well as radiologists and radiologists in training, thisvolume is designed to facilitate the complex process of diagnosticinvestigation in orthopedic disorders. The book provides a basicunderstanding of current imaging modalities, compares their diagnosticutility for all orthopedic disorders seen in practice, and offersguidance in selecting appropriate and cost-effective imaging techniquesin specific clinical situations. With 1,200 illustrations and areader-friendly format that resembles a lecture-and-slide presentation,Orthopedic Radiology: A Practical Approach fills the gap between theprimers and teaching file collections and the encyclopedic referencesources. The Second Edition includes complete information on MRI; anupdated trauma section, with many new illustrations; expanded coverageof the arthritides; and discussions of key histopathologic findings inmusculoskeletal tumors.A set of 1,200 slides of illustrations from thisbook is also available. ... Read more

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A must have for Radiologists and Orthopedicians
Since its first edition, this book has imposed itself as a new classic must have in any radiologist or orthopedicians library.
It is an excellent comprehensive review of orthopedic radiology covering all imaging modalities and all pathological entinties.
It is done in an excellent clear text with extensive radiographs, hand-drawn diagrams and summurizing tables with lot of "never seen before" explanatory diagrams.

reading orthopedic films made easy
This is an excellent resource for the non-radiologist. It gives you an idea of what an acceptable film should look like. It organizes your thoughts on what your looking at and what you should be looking for in your films. The photos are crisp, and to clarify subtle findings, out to the side drawings help highlight the feature of interest (very helpful). I will get a copy for my office this year. ... Read more