For postgraduate students and new surgeons in orthopedics, Ebnezar, an orthopedic and spine surgeon and holistic orthopedic specialist who taught at universities in India, provides a text on orthopedics that covers the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic and non-traumatic disorders, common back problems, general orthopedics, and other topics. A supplemental pocket text contains eight chapters on clinical examination methods, brief description of exam techniques, and diagrams. Aimed more at postgraduate students than in previous editions, this edition has been revised and updated with new sections on geriatric orthopedics, arthroplasty, and common surgical techniques; new chapters on arthroscopy, evidence-based orthopedics, and trauma; and new diagrams and x-rays. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)