Sponseller (children's orthopedics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) offers a concise handbook for orthopedic surgeons, residents, students, and fellows to the diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon pediatric problems involving disorders of skeletal growth and development, skeletal syndromes and systemic disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and trauma. After a chapter on anatomy and normal development, he reviews various conditions, their signs and symptoms, features, differential diagnosis, imaging, and treatment guidelines and algorithms, as well as normal values and medications, common procedures, basic principles, technical skills, and standards of care. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)