Orthopedic Traumatology - A Resident's Guide

Te author and the publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank the medical community for the utmost warm welcome given to the frst edition of this book. A second edition is deemed necessary not only because of the extreme popularity of the frst edition such that the international stock of the book was sold out in less than a year, but also because, as mentioned in the frst edition, orthopaedic traumatology is a rapidly expanding feld. In this second edition, some important chapters like those on c- puter-aided surgery and surgical navigation have been completely - vised, as well as the chapter on fracture fxation principles, while many new chapters have been added to keep front-line workers in trauma abreast of the rapidly changing paradigm shif in fragility fracture ma- n agement. Tat a much more positive attitude should be taken by ort- pods with regard to their role in concomitant osteoporosis management is echoed by the recent policy statement of the AAOS, and is refected in the contents of the &quote;blue book&quote; or ofcial publication of the British Orthopaedic Association. Such changes come about thanks partly to the great eforts of leaders in this feld such as Drs Gallacher and McL- lan from Glasgow, who successfully pioneered the &quote;Fragility Fracture Liaison Service&quote;, which is now used in many general hospitals across Europe, as well as in parts of Asia.