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Roy A. Meals

Bones: Inside and Out Hardcover – 20 Oct. 2020

by Roy A. Meals (Author)

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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.

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256 pages
Language

English
Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date

20 Oct. 2020
Dimensions

16 x 2.79 x 23.62 cm
ISBN-10

1324005327
ISBN-13

978-1324005322
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company (20 Oct. 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 1324005327
ISBN-13 : 978-1324005322
Dimensions : 16 x 2.79 x 23.62 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 345,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 65 in Orthopaedic & Fractures
- 103 in Orthopedic Surgery
- 193 in Physical Anthropology

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An engaging journey for readers that explores and explains the mysteries and wonders of the skeleton, illustrating the importance of bone in health and history in a wonderful storytelling style. Most informative and a real joy to read. --Vernon Tolo, MD, former president, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

About the Author

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.

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Catherine H

Everything you needed to know

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2020

For anyone who loves science or is in the medical field then they will love this book. Having worked in hospitals for many years it was great to see names I’ve heard off in this book. It also had reference to bone scanning which was one of my roles. (Although I would have liked a bit more on that subject)
Really informative and actually a very interesting read.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc in return for an honest review

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