Clinical Surgery in General

R. M. Kirk MS FRCS, William J. Ribbans, TBC9780443072628, 0-443-07262-0

This book does not attempt to rival major surgical textbooks, but draws together a collection of basic information in a convenient format. It provides a transition in knowledge between the basic sciences and clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on the general principles of surgery rather than on management of specific conditions and thus this title complements the standard clinical surgical textbooks. Applies basic science to practical clinical settingsClear succinct chaptersProvides a core of knowledge with which surgeons should be familiarRecommended by the RCSWritten by the RCS STEP course tutorsEnsures a transition of knowledge between the basic sciences and clinical practiceHelps MRCS candidates revise for examsAids decision-making for inexperienced surgeons New chapter on Tissue and Bone response to trauma and surgeryNew chapter on Clinical GovernanceNew editor joins the book, Mr. William Ribbans