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Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Medical/Surgical Management
Edited by R. W. Moskowitz, R. D. Altman, M. C. Hochberg, J. A. Buckwalter, and V. M. Goldberg
4th ed, 528 pp, $149.50
Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-6707-1
JAMA. 2008;299(15):1840-1841.
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In the forward to this fourth edition of Osteoarthritis, Dr Henry Mankin, an editor of previous editions, proclaims, "This is a great book—a treasure for the physician and basic scientist and indeed an important contribution to the successful diagnosis and treatment of patients with osteoarthritis." He has summarized it perfectly, for this book is a wonderful resource for rheumatologists, orthopedists, physiatrists, primary care physicians, medical students, and physicians in training, as well as basic and clinical researchers interested in the biology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of persons with osteoarthritis. The editors have produced a textbook that fulfills their stated goals of reaching these audiences in both the clinical and research worlds.
The book is divided into 4 sections. The first, "Basic Considerations," includes chapters on the epidemiology of osteoarthritis; pathology, cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of articular cartilage; experimental models of osteoarthritis; and molecular genetics. The first chapter . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Joanne M. Jordan, MD, MPH, Reviewer
Thurston Arthritis Research Center
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
joanne_jordan@med.unc.edu
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