• Each and every chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated
• New sections have been created
• Good and explicit line diagrams
• Autobiographical anatomy, mnemonics and anecdotes
• Many new diagrams and new X-rays have been added
• Lots of relevant clinical photographs have been added
• For certain practical application in orthopaedics, such as reduction of a fracture or a dislocation, live practical steps have been used as illustrations
• Global trauma is on the rise, hence a chapter on trauma
• A whole new section on geriatric orthopaedics
• Sections on common surgical techniques in orthopaedics, anthroscopy, arthroplasty, evidence-based orthopaedics have been liked by students and hence retained in this edition too.

