Con?rming the British genetic trait for writing and publishing (as well as acting), two English (Oxford and London) and a Scottish orthopaedic surgeon (Edinburgh) have produced a third edition of their comprehensive text, joined, as in the second edition by an editor from Germany, recognizing its part in the European community. The 62 physician contributors are drawn from pink-colored countries in our childhood geography booksthe old British Empire from Australia to Zambia and two from the former colony, the USA. The original purpose of the book was to give residents or registrars an easily accessible and concise description of diseases and conditions encountered in the practice of paediatric orthopaedic surgery and to prepare for their examinations. But the practicing orthopaedic s- geon will ?nd an update of current practice that can be read for clarity and constraintenough but not too much. A foreword might be a preview of things to come, but a back word of what was thought to be the ?nal say on the subject is needed for a perspective in progress. A back word look reveals the tremendous progress in medical diagnosis and treatment of which paediatric orthopaedics and fracture care is a component. Clubfoot treatment based on the dictums of Hiram Kite has had a revolutionary change by Ponseti. The chapter by Eastwood has the details on cast application and orthotics follow-up to obtain the 95% correction without the extensive surgery many of us thought was needed.

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Chapter 1 General Principles Chapter 2 Growth and It''s Varients Chapter 3 Children and Young People with Disability: Management and Support Chapter 4 Anesthesia and Analgesia in Children Chapter 5 Paediatric Imaging Chapter 6 Bone, Fibrous Tissue Disorders Chapter 7 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders of the Skeleton Chapter 8 Blood Disorders and AIDS Chapter 9 Infections of Bone and Joints Chapter 10 Skeletal Tuberculosis Chapter 11 Children''s Orthopaedics in the Tropics Chapter 12 Juvinile Idiopathic Arthritis          Part 1 Classification, Symptoms, and Medical Treatment          Part 2 Surgery for Juvinile Idiopathic Arthritis Chapter 13 Bone Tumors