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TEXTBOOK OF DISORDERS AND INJURIES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. AN INTRODUCTION TO ORTHOPAEDics, FRACTURES AND JOINT INJURIES, RHEUMATOLOGY, METABOLIC BONE DISEASE AND REHABILITATION. ED. 3. Robert Bruce Salter. Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1999. $54.95, 687 pp.
Those who are familiar with earlier editions of Dr. Salter's textbook know it as the definitive work for students of the musculoskeletal system. Newcomers will discover a scholarly, thorough, highly organized text that may be used for specific references or read straight through for a complete introduction to musculoskeletal disorders.
The third edition, coming sixteen years after the second, has been extensively revised and the references updated. A notable change is an expanded table of contents, which enables the reader to perceive the pattern of organization and to determine at a glance the subtopics covered under each subject. It is not often that a book's table of contents exceeds its index in length, but it is a useful innovation.
Another elegant touch is the introductory quotation that keynotes each chapter; for example, Chapter 4, on terminology, begins with a statement by Voltaire: "If you...