This book is a lavishly illustrated account of the pathology of musculoskeletal disease. It provides a thorough discussion of the pathologic and clinical appearance of arthritic disorders, metabolic disturbances, soft tissue tumours, bone tumours, and rare entities. Clinical photographs and radiographic images are used throughout in order to correlate orthopaedic pathology with clinical practice. With its concise text, outstanding illustrations, and clinically relevant approach it is an ideal reference for the busy trainee and practitioner in pathology and orthopaedics.

• Clinical images are directly correlated with histologic and radiographic studies. Assists comprehension by relating pathology to clinical situations.
• Completely revised and updated with greater emphasis on differential diagnosis and new diagnostic techniques such as immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics.
• Over 1900 histomicrographs, radiographs, and illustrations to provide a complete visual route map to assist in diagnosis and interpretation of pathologic conditions.
• Comprehensive coverage of musculoskeletal pathology.

I. Normal

1. Normal structures and development
2. Methods of Examination
3. Imagining Techniques

II. Response to Exogenous Injury

4. Injuries and Repair
5. Bone and Joint Infection

III. Metabolic Disturbances

6. Diseases resulting from Abnormal Synthesis of Matrix Components
7. Diseases resulting from Disturbances in Cell Linkage
8. Bone Disease resulting Disturbances in Mineral Homostasis
9. Accumulation of Abnormal Metabolic Products and Various Hematologic Disorders

IV. Arthritis

10. The Pathophysiology of Arthritis
11. The Noninflammatory Arthritides
12. Spinal Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease
13. Tissue Response to Implanted Prostheses

V. Bone Tumors

14. Bone Forming Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions
15. Cartilage Forming Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions
16. Fiber Forming Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions
17. Benign Non Matrix Producing Bone Tumors
18. Malignant Non matrix Producing Bone Tumors

VI. Soft Tissue Tumors

19. Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
20. Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors

VII. Common But Unexciting Orthopedic Conditions

21. Miscellaneous Orthopedic Conditions

By Peter G. Bullough, MB, ChB, Director of Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Professor of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY