• Each and every chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated

• New sections have been created

• Good and explicit line diagrams

• Autobiographical anatomy, mnemonics and anecdotes

• Many new diagrams and new X-rays have been added

• Lots of relevant clinical photographs have been added

• For certain practical application in orthopaedics, such as reduction of a fracture or a dislocation, live practical steps have been used as illustrations

• Global trauma is on the rise, hence a chapter on trauma

• A whole new section on geriatric orthopaedics

• Sections on common surgical techniques in orthopaedics, anthroscopy, arthroplasty, evidence-based orthopaedics have been liked by students and hence retained in this edition too.