Fratture dell’Anca

Large-format volume (22 × 28), 360 pages, 486 illustrations. Printed on special paper and bound in skivertex with gold and pastel embossing.

Hip fracture is a very common orthopaedic problem; the authors provide a clear and concise overview of the subject. The book is organised into 12 chapters. After the chapter on anatomy, the authors offer a detailed, practical framework for managing the different types of hip fracture.

Further key chapters focus on how to avoid common pitfalls, rehabilitation approaches, outcome assessment, the economic aspects of hip-fracture care, and a concluding chapter on prevention.

Dr Koval serves as Director of the Fracture Service at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and at the New York University Medical Center in New York City. Dr Zuckerman is an internationally recognised expert in hip-fracture care and serves as Director of Surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and at the New York University Medical Center in New York City. Both authors are outstanding teachers, writers, speakers, and researchers.

Charles A. Rockwood, Jr – University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio (Texas).