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The New Aird's Companion in Surgical Studies

This third edition of the New Aird's Companion in Surgical Studies provides a thorough grounding in all aspects of surgical training. The book has been completely restructured to fulfill the needs of candidates taking the MRCS examination, and will also be a useful reference for the established surgeon who wishes to keep abreast of modern surgical thought and practice.
This new edition retains many of the popular features of previous editions, including key references appearing on every page for quick and easy reference, a clear and direct writing style, and excellent illustrative and written content provided by some of the leading figures in British surgery. In addition, many new innovative features have been introduced:
* 85% of chapters are completely new or have been heavily revised
* All line art has been redrawn for the new edition
* The book has been comprehensively redesigned in two colours throughout, to aid understanding and navigability.
* There are over 160 pages of full colour - many photographs previously published in black-and-white now appear in full colour
* The new edition has been streamlined to fulfill the needs of today's surgeon.
All this adds up to one of the best revisions of a surgical textbook in years. The New Aird's is an invaluable.

Features
* 85% of chapters are completely new or have been greatly revised reflecting the needs of today's surgical trainee.
* Redesigned in two colours to aid reader understanding and giving a modern appearance.
* Extensive parts now printed in full colour. Chapters with clinical photographs are seen in colour.
* Over 100 brand-new illustrations, and many other illustrations reworked in full colour.
* Carefully reworked to position it at the right level for the MRCS: this is the textbook of choice for the new MRCS exam.
* A popular feature of the previous edition, references appear on every page of the book, rather than in a list at the end.
* A comprehensive summary box appearing at the start of every chapter makes the book easier to use, and an invaluable revision aid.
* Streamlined to a more portable 960 pages.
* The author team represents the best and brightest of today's surgeons with three new editors and many new, younger contributors.

What's New
* Book streamlined to 9260 pages
* Content repositioned for the needs of the MRCS-level trainee
* Now printed in 2 colours throughout
* Approximately 160 pages printed in full colour
* Most clinical photographs now appear in full colour
* Each chapter introduced by a summary box
* Many new contributors and three new editors join Kevin Burnand and Anthony Young.