This is the second edition of the book A Compendium of Skeletal Pathology published 8 years ago. Similar to the prior edition, the goal of this book is to form a blend between new information and serve as a bench-side companion to the surgical pathologist. In this book, established and tested information is emphasized over the new but untried. In the same spirit, and in order to promote brevity, referencing has been kept to a minimum or eliminated altogether in many chapters. Some chapters however, where there is considerable new information (such as anatomy and molecular biology), are more completely referenced. In this context, I am reminded of Sir Hutchinson’s book of clinical signs and symptoms, which begins “Before handing the cup of knowledge to the youth, wait for the froth to settle.”
There are several changes to this edition. Since there have been several new advances in our understanding of the molecular biology of bone, the first chapter has been extensively rewritten. A new section on the molecular diagnosis of softtissue sarcomas and a new section on biomechanics have been included in this edition. An entirely new chapter on soft-tissue tumors has been added, since there is a close relationship between the soft tissue and bone pathology; and because pathologists, surgeons, and radiologists with an interest in bone often have to deal with soft-tissue tumors as well. The chapter on skeletal dysplasia is updated, but being current on the genetic advances in skeletal dysplasia is almost impossible because of the tremendous speed at which knowledge is accumulating. The interested reader is therefore advised to use the website on Mendelian Inheritance by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The authors have somewhat reluctantly agreed to concede to the recent trend of doing away with the apostrophe s in eponyms. The reader will therefore, for example, find Paget disease or Ewing sarcoma instead of the more familiar Paget’s disease or Ewing’s sarcoma. We will however continue to miss the apostrophe s for some time to come.Once again, this edition is a combined effort from authors of different specialties including surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, and basic scientists all of whom have in common an interest in bone diseases. Although the book is aimed at the surgical pathology resident, it is hoped that it will be of value to the practicing pathologist, the graduate student, the academic orthopedic surgeon, and the skeletal radiologist.
Contents
- 1 Bone Structure, Development and Bone Biology
- 2 Structure and Function of Joints
- 3 Biomechanics – Part I
- 4 Biomechanics – Part II
- 5 The Laboratory in Orthopedic Practice
- 6 Genetics and Molecular Biology of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
- 7 Grossing of Bone and Soft Tissue (Common Specimens and Procedures)
- 8 Bone Histomorphometry and Undecalcified Sections
- 9 Radiology of the Musculoskeletal System
- 10 Skeletal Trauma and Common Orthopedic Problems
- 11 The Surgical Pathology of Bone Infections
- 12 Arthropathies
- 13 The Surgical Pathology of Prosthetic Materials
- 14 Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease
- 15 Inherited and Dysplastic Conditions of the Skeleton
- 16 Musculoskeletal Neoplasms: An Introduction
- 17 The Medical Management of Sarcomas
- 18 Radiation Therapy for Sarcomas
- 19 The Surgical Pathology of Bone Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions
- 20 Tumors of Soft Tissue
- Index
Product Details
- Hardcover: 418 pages
- Publisher: Humana Press; 2nd edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1588297667
- ISBN-13: 978-1588297662
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $179.00