The Orthopedics and Traumatology, under the scientific editorship of George Bambi, brings the modern knowledge of Orthopedics to the Greek undergraduate academic medical reality, using the extensive experience in education and interaction from teaching Greek medical students at EKPA.

Readers will discover in its pages a valid, modern, reliable, and student-friendly manual of Orthopedics. The structure of the textbook, with a separate reference to each specialization of Orthopedics and Traumatology, with reasonable flow and numerous photos and sketches, makes it an essential and definitive reference book for medical students.

Contents

1. Introduction to Orthopedics

2. Introduction to the musculoskeletal system

3. Metabolic bone diseases

4. Pediatric Orthopedics

5. Sports injuries - knee and shoulder

6. Adult reconstructive surgery

7. Hand

8. Disorders of the ankle and foot

9. Spine

10. Oncology of the musculoskeletal system

11. Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis

12. Fracture pathology

13. Methodology and applications of physiotherapy in orthopedic patients