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Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care. 2nd ed.
Walter B. Greene, editor. Rosemont, Illinois: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2001. 725 pages. $90.00 (members), $105.00 (nonmembers).
This is the second edition of this text, which was published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Robert K. Snider edited the first edition, which was published in 1997. The current edition is very similar in format. The eight-- member editorial board includes four of the original members. The American Academy of Pediatrics again participated in the review of the material in the section on pediatric orthopaedics and approved the text as a resource for its members.
In many instances, the chapters are nearly the same as in the first edition; in others, the language has been changed for clarification;...