ESSENTIALS OF FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY (PB 2021)

This book is a ‘go-to’ guide for postgraduate Orthopaedic examinations as well as for Orthopaedic surgeons for trauma and elective foot and ankle surgery.

A streamlined approach ensures that the 22 core topics are covered in a succinct and practical way. Foot and ankle surgery is a vast topic that can be daunting to revise due to the complex and diverse nature of associated pathologies. This highly illustrated succinct text, together with key learning points ensures a rapid understanding of all the essential elements of foot and ankle surgery.

* Provides ‘need -to-know’ information for Orthopaedic surgeons

* Assists with exam preparation for postgraduate exit exams such as the FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

* Simple, succinct and concise

* Over 500 illustrations to aid learning

* Accompanying website with MCQs and videos of clinical examination and surgical techniques

Orthopaedic surgeons, registrars and trainees, other specialty doctors, general practioners and physiotherapists with musculoskeletal interest and podiatrists will all find here ‘gold standard’ answers to foot and ankle conditions.

Maneesh Bhatia, MBBS, MS (Orth), PG Dip (Tr & Orth), FRCS (Tr & Orth), is a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.

He did his Orthopaedics training in South East Thames and then went on to do a Fellowship in Foot & Ankle Surgery at Cambridge. He was awarded the European Foot & Ankle Fellow of the year and travelling Fellowship to the United States in 2009 giving him the chance to work at centres of excellence in foot and ankle surgery in United States.

He has written two successful books – An Orthopaedics Guide for Today’s GP and Musculoskeletal Injections and Alternative Options. In addition, he has written many chapters in books and has published widely in a number of peer-reviewed journals.

He has an active interest in education and research. He is a senior FRCS (Trauma & Orth) examiner for the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE). He has acted in the role of specialist advisor to NICE regarding non-surgical treatment of Achilles ruptures. He is a member of the advisory panel of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). His other current roles include member of the Scientific Committee of European Foot Ankle Society (EFAS) and the Education Secretary of British Indian Orthopaedic Society (BIOS). He has served as scientific committee member for the British Orthopaedic Foot Ankle Society (BOFAS).