Bones

Inside and Out

Bones
Roy A Meals
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Paperback
h211 x 140mm - 304pg
26 Nov 2021 US
International import eta 10-30 days
9780393868258
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Bone is ubiquitous and versatile, and uniquely repairs itself without scarring. However, we rarely see bone in its living state-and even then, mostly in two-tone images that only hint at its marvels. After it serves and protects vertebrate lives, bone reveals itself in surprising ways, sometimes hundreds of millions of years later. In Bones, orthopaedic surgeon Roy Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life. He demystifies the biological makeup of bones; how they grow, break and heal; and how medical innovations-from the first X-rays to advanced surgical techniques-enhance our lives. With enthusiasm and humour, Meals also reveals the enduring presence of bone outside the body-as fossils, ossuaries, tools, musical instruments-and celebrates allusions to bone in history, religion and idiom. Approachable and entertaining, Bones richly illuminates our bodies' essential framework.
Wide-ranging, deeply researched, and entertaining, Bones is a highly accessible examination of a complex topic. Roy A. Meals has a real knack for explaining complicated phenomena like bone growth, fractures, and healing in an imaginative, jargon-free manner. A must-read for anyone with a backbone. --Bill Schutt, author of Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
Roy A. Meals, MD is a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA. The author of several medical books, he has practiced, researched, and taught hand surgery for forty years. He has served as president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and has also been on the editorial board of the Journal of Hand Surgery for most of his career. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780393868258
Published: 26 Nov 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 211mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 236g
Pages: 304

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