Basic Orthopaedic Sciences: The Stanmore Guide

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore teaching companion to the basic-science portion of the orthopaedic fellowship examinations — biomechanics, materials, anatomy, embryology and the laboratory science of bone.

The text translates the viva-focused basic-science teaching of the Stanmore lectureships into the format used by UK candidates preparing for the FRCS (Tr & Orth). Coverage moves from cellular and molecular bone biology through fracture healing and the biomechanics of joints and implants, into materials science of metals, polymers and ceramics, gait analysis, the developmental anatomy of the limb, and the laboratory pathology of musculoskeletal tumours.

Manoj Ramachandran completed higher surgical training on the North Thames rotation that included the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and the volume reflects the working syllabus of that programme — written for candidates already deep in clinical training who need the basic-science section of the examination consolidated into a single revision text. Hodder Arnold positioned the title alongside its other postgraduate fellowship-preparation references for British surgical specialties.