To help describe the nature and consequences of osteoporosis as well as strategies for its prevention and management a WHO Scientific Group meeting of international experts was held in Geneva which resulted in this technical report.

From the time a giant squirrel curses Farmer Johnson's best hunting dog, things are never the same around the farm, and hunting little animals ceases to be a sport.

Human Anatomy stands apart from other texts as it guides students on a clearly written and expertly illustrated beginner's path through the human body.

Chapters feature succinct explanatory text combined with clear, carefully formulated color plates to help readers quickly grasp the complex nature of the underlying basic principles, the various diagnostic tools, as well as disease-specific ...

The strength of this text, based on comments from the first edition, is that the reader, particularly the newcomer to orthopedic surgery, is able to find all of the basics of the subject in one text.

The author provides a focused overview of the field, emphasizing how bones are used to study past human-animal interactions.

Bridging the worlds of paleontology, anthropology, medicine, and forensics, Skeleton Keys illuminates the complex life of bones inside our bodies and out.

Illustrated with over seventy-five photographs and drawings, reconstructions, computer sketches, and photographic super-impositions, this book fascinatingly reveals the indelible stories that bones have to tell.