Orthopaedics

The basic publication in the field, which is intended not only for orthopaedists and prosthetists, but also for physicians in related fields, such as. traumatology, general surgery, rheumatology, oncology, paediatric and adolescent medicine. The book is also essential for physicians and workers in the field of physiotherapy - medical rehabilitation.
The first edition of the monograph was awarded, among others, the Rector's Prize, the Hlávek Foundation Prize and the Grady Prize. The second edition of the monograph is supplemented with the latest findings and trends in the whole field, e.g. traumatology. The reader will find many new pictures (now also in colour), photographs and literary sources in the book. The publication contains almost 1200 illustrative drawings, photographs and X-ray images and 60 clear tables. It is a unique and comprehensive overview of information from the entire spectrum of orthopaedics and musculoskeletal traumatology.
The book is divided into two parts, the first part of the book contains the general part of orthopaedics and related fields. It gives an overview of inflammatory and degenerative diseases, congenital and systemic defects, neuromuscular diseases, metabolic diseases with skeletal manifestations, orthopaedic oncology and summarizes the issue of tendon and peripheral nerve disorders. Also included is a discussion of rehabilitation in orthopaedics, the interfaces between neurology and neurosurgery, and examination methods. This is followed by a special section which deals in detail with individual topographic localities. The book concludes with a newly added chapter on traumatology, which includes the basics of general and extremity traumatology.