![]() The book is beautifully illustrated with clear and descriptive colour photographs of a very high quality. ![]() Each of the 77 chapters is preceded by a series of learning objectives, designed to ensure that the reader is familiar with what should be understood having read the chapter. The historical attributes and vignettes, the hallmark of Bailey and Love since its inception, happily remain. Much of the traditional style is preserved and this is highly desirable. The editors are to be congratulated on maintaining the consistently high standard, which had been developed during Chris Russell's 4-year reign as senior editor. ![]() Nevertheless, this is the 25th anniversary edition so one should expect something extra special. It now runs to 1500 pages and 5 kg: a weighty tome indeed! Interestingly, my 20th edition, the yellow coloured book, weighs 2.5 kg. Whether this classic text book can still be called ‘A Short Practice of Surgery’ is debatable. ![]()
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