First published in 1950, this core textbook has been basic reference for orthopaedic surgeons for half a century. It describes the elementary mechanics of reduction and immobilisation and shows how the commonest injuries can be managed by proven methods based on these general principles.

"Every Surgeon should read this book and every student should be made to read it as a training in how to think in terms of physiological and anatomical principles"    Practitioner "This stimulating monograph is so rewarding and so exciting that every young surgeon should read it again and again"   Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

John Charnley wrote the book when he was in his late thirties. He was always a highly practical surgeon with great clarity of thought who combined his vast experience of fracture treatment gleaned from industrial Manchester and service in World War II to produce this work which is full of basic common-sense. It should be compulsory reading for all those learning the art of fracture management and all students of orthopaedic surgery. The basic principles described are a benchmark - like the Charnley hip, a gold standard from which to start if progress is to be made in the future.

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