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The presentation in Practical Orthopedics of short and long cases with adequate preferral Supplementation, along with discussion of tentative questions which may be asked in the practical examination makes this book unique and highly useful. Spread in three main sections, it includes profusely illustrated twenty-five chapters. Salient Features: First ever exam-oriented book for students in orthopedics. Deals adequately with all aspects of practical orthopedic examination. Discussion on classical long and short exam cases. Covers all aspects of viva voce examination, namely, typical exam X-rays, instruments and implants, specimen and slides, orthotics and prosthetics, common surgical techniqu...
Blood loss in spine surgery is a significant and very common problem connected with all kinds of surgical procedures. An international faculty of authors provide a comprehensive survey on the research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery. This publication fills a gap in the spinal literature and provides invaluable data for all those confronted with blood loss during surgical procedures on the spine.
As modern science and medical technology increase the life span of man, the human skeleton is required to function for longer periods of time. Many skeletal problems that besiege the adult stem from abnormalities that exist during infancy and adoles cence. These may be congenital problems or acquired problems due either to a child's environment or to some injury sustained during the growth years. Adolescents today are extremely active; many sports and hobbies subject them to an infinite array of traumatizing episodes that may result in injuries and diseases. When I wrote the first edition of The Adolescent Spine in 1976, I felt it pertinent to produce a work which would help medical students...
John Lowe is one of Britain's greatest-ever darts champions. In a career spanning three decades, John and his fellow players have transformed the traditional pub game of darts into a successful, professional sport with legions of fans and big money prizes. Even in the face of the greatest challenges, "Old Stoneface," as John is known, became an indomitable force in the darts world. With every major darts accolade under his belt, his name has gone down in the history of the game. This is his revealing autobiography. Filled with tales from all of the major matches and tournaments, his thoughts on his big name opponents, and an insight into the life and thoughts behind the "stoneface," this book is a must read for all sports fans.
At 45, Bill Johnson, faced with chronic illness and the loss of everything important to him, decided to die, seemingly in stark contradiction to how he’d lived his life. Since his devastating accident at 13, he’d fought for decades against disability and prejudice to achieve a fulfilling and successful life. As his wife, Carolyne Lee witnessed his final conundrum, and was persuaded to support him as he died by euthanasia. This is the story of Bill’s death and his life, much of which the author discovered afterwards, in seeking to understand his fearless final decision. ‘Somehow I must tell of that day … It is, after all, the initiating event of his story. It caused everything that followed: the bad, first, which endured for a long time. But also the good. This event set up the defining paradox of his life. To fight endlessly for a satisfying quality of life, but once that quality was gone, to face death with more than bravery; to embrace it.’ ‘A moving and intensely reflective journey into a life, a love and a death.’ —Margaret Simons, Walkley Award-winning journalist and author
In this lively account of the writing, publication, and legacy of the 1956 bestselling novel, "Peyton Place," Ardis Cameron tells how the story of a patricide in a small New England village became a cultural phenomenon.
It is Washington, August 24, 1814, and the presidents house is burning. Percival Mouse and his wife, Annie, have known for years this was coming, and they are not unprepared. They have risked everything to live in this time and place, hoping to save their present and future families. Their enemy, Balfour, a red dog of war, killed Percys father and has arrived with Admiral Cockburn, commander of the English troops, hoping to destroy the entire mouse family. This is how life in the presidents house is for one mouse family. Rod Harringtons Percival, a Mouse in the Presidents House combines fantasy and history to create an entertaining and interesting book. The Mouse family finds itself involved in historical events and close companions with many important historical figures of the times. Among them is Percivals friend, Benjamin Banneker, Americas first black man of science, who uses his knowledge of the universe and the physics of time travel for good, even from beyond his humble grave in Maryland. Readers will find themselves caught up in the history of the United States through the eyes and experiences of some of the countrys smallest citizens.
In 1983, an unknown 23-year-old from Suffolk called Keith Deller took the darts world by storm, defying the odds and sporting conventions to become a most unlikely world champion. Deller was the diametric opposite of the beer-swigging, chain-smoking, paunch-bellied darts player fans were used to. He was slim, well-spoken, athletic and didn't smoke or drink. And he looked like a boy next to his flabby, middle-aged opponents. A TV audience of 10 million watched transfixed as this angelic newcomer beat world number-one Eric Bristow in the final. Almost overnight, Keith had breathed new life into a game whose traditions had been hewn in the nation's smoky pubs and clubs. Deller was a new breed of darts player whose appeal transcended this gritty working-class sport, piquing the interest of intellectuals such as Martin Amis and Stephen Fry. In 138: Game, Shot and the Match, Keith takes the reader on an intimate journey as we relive his rapid rise from complete obscurity to lifting the game's greatest prize as one of the youngest world champions in history.