The Evolution of Orthopaedic Surgery, Second Edition

Leslie Klenerman, MB BCh, ChM(Wits), FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Eng), is Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Liverpool. As a consultant orthopaedic surgeon he worked at Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre until he moved to a chair at Liverpool University. He subsequently worked as a Senior Demonstrator in the Anatomy Department at Cambridge University. He is the author of several publications, including the first edition of The Evolution of Orthopaedic Surgery , The Tourniquet Handbook, The Human Foot and Anatomy: A Very Short Introduction for Oxford University Press.

Setting the scene: the start of orthopaedic surgery. Arthroplasty of the hip. History of knee arthroplasty. Arthroscopy and arthroscopic surgery. History of orthopaedic trauma. Biomechanics. Biomaterials. History of orthopaedic radiology. The development of hand surgery. Children's surgery. Evolution of spinal surgery. Development of foot and ankle surgery. Amputation surgery from 1800 to the present. History of the treatment of musculoskeletal tumours. Robotics in orthopaedic surgery. Orthopaedics in 2050: a look at the future