Orthopaedic Basic Science. Biology and Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System. 2nd ed.

Joseph A. Buckwalter, Thomas A. Einhorn, and Sheldon R. Simon, editors. Rosemont, Illinois: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2000. Hardcover: $150.00 (members) or $195.00 (nonmembers). Softcover: $120.00 (members) or $160.00 (nonmembers). 873 pp. An understanding of the biological and biomechanical mechanisms of the human body is seminal to our ability to practice our profession. It also allows us to recognize developmental, traumatic, disease, and degenerative problems …