The Hip Joint

This monumental volume, of which K. Mohan Iyer is the editor, was written by several authors. It contains more than 500 pages and provides a comprehensive cover of the hip joint in 15 broad chapters. Each chapter ends with a rich, inclusive and extensive reference list. Each condition is studied thoroughly with its clinical diagnosis, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and classifications, including the recommended treatments and complications. Illustrations and drawings are of high quality. This book is truly a bible of the current medical and surgical state of knowledge regarding the hip joint. It should be on the shelves of every specialist in the field: orthopaedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, rheumatologists, may they be senior or in training, or at least it should be accessible electronically.

~Pierre Kehr, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

This book provides a comprehensive account of the hip joint’s anatomy and biomechanics and serves as a practical guide for the diagnosis and treatment of hip diseases and injuries at all ages. It covers recent trends in orthopaedic surgery of the hip joint, including the latest advances in revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), computer-assisted navigation for THA, resurfacing of the hip joint, neoplastic conditions around the hip, and indications, complications and outcomes of hip arthroscopy. Each condition is studied thoroughly with clinical diagnosis, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and classifications, including the recommended treatments and complications. The chapters are written by experts who have contributed greatly to the understanding of problems of the hip joint. The book will be appreciated by undergraduate and postgraduate students, experienced hip surgeons, medical doctors and practicing consultants in orthopaedics.

~Orthogate, Orthogate