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FORTSCHRITTE DER KIEFER -UND GESICHTS-CHIRURGIE, Vol. 12. E d i t e d by Professor K . SCHUCHARDT. Pp . 306, w i t h 206 I l lus t ra t ions . ( S t u t t g a r t : G e o r g T h i e m e Verlag. 1967.) D M . 158.

Professor Karl Schuchardt must be one of the most prolific writers in Europe and the variety of subjects upon which he writes is immense. The twelfth volume of the above Yearbook is devoted to tbe latest treatment for traumatic lesions of the face and mouth. The individual articles have been contributed by an authoritative group of surgeons and cover many aspects of maxillo-facial and plastic surgical recon- struction, both functionally and ~esthetically, of the facial region. Inevitably the two fields overlap and it is perhaps not surprising that controversial tines of thought are propounded. Every article is summarised in German, English, French and Italian, which considerably helps the foreign reader. While some articles are accompanied by a bibliography, others are not. The illustrations and general standards of publication are excellent throughout and the text clearly printed. Those who can add this reference volume to their library are indeed fortunate as this is essentially a practical book for the practical surgeon.

W. D. M.

ADVANCES IN SURGERY, Vol . 2. E d i t e d b y CLAUDE E. WELCH, M . D . Pp . 520. ( C h i c a g o : Y e a r b o o k Pub l i s he r s . 1966.)

This volume 2 in Advances in Surgery, edited by Claude Welch, is a beautiful discussion of the problem o f " spare parts surgery ".

An introduction by Professor Woodruff, of the University of Edinburgh, discusses the fact of limiting the scope of organ transplantation in man and the strategy and tactics of transplantation research.

An excellent chapter by Ronald A. Malt on the clinical aspects of limb restoration and an experimental chapter on limb retransplantation by Dr Nabseth, cover the interesting field of limb transplantation.

The immune mechanism of tissue transplantation are discussed adequately by Hubay and Powell. Dr Richard E. Wilson's chapter on the subcellular fractions in relation to transplantation research is an admirable addition to the field and a most satisfactory study in the attempt to fractionate the elusive transplantation antigen. •

Dr Monaco and Dr Russell give a thorough discussion on the role of the thymus in allograft immunity discussing the implication of adult thymectomy in clinical and renal transplantation.

The rapidly expanding field of leukocyte and tissue typing is analysed by Professor Amos. The clinical transplantation of parathyroids is discussed by Dr George Jordan and the various organs of adrenal, pancreas and thyroid by ]Dr John Brooks.

Dr James Hardy discusses lung transplantation~ Dr Norman Shumway and Dr Lower the transplanta- tion of the heart, and Dr Keith Reemtsma renal heterotransplantation.

Dr Starzl discusses the problem of homotransplantation of the liver, Dr William Mannix transplanta- iion of small bowel, and Dr Hume progress in clinical renal homotransplantation.

The burgeoning field of transplantation is well covered in this superbly edited and finely published volume. The bibliography itself is extremely helpful. The index is superb and I would feel that this will take its place along with many other volumes of transplantation as a significant work. The book can be recommended for anyone who is interested in being brought up to date in the field. Even though rapid advances are being made in all of the subjects tested, much of this material is basic and fundamental and will apply in spite of some of the more recent advances.

J, E. M.

A SHORT TEXTBOOK OF ORTHOP~-~DICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY. By J. N . ASTON. Pp . 295. ( L o n d o n : E ng l i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s Press. 1967. ) 27s. 6d. p a p e r b a c k ; 4os. l i b ra ry edi t ion .

This is a very good book indeed, as in the short space of 295 pages M r Aston has managed to present Orthopaedics and Traumatology to well beyond final examination standard, although he modestly only suggests that his book might help undergraduate students.

The chapter on forearm and wrist injuries is well worth the attention of surgeons whose field includes the hand, and in these days of motorways~ when any doctor may be called on at short notice to treat multiple injuries, the whole of the trauma section is highly relevant.

Minor criticisms are the transposition of the legends to figures 54a and 54b, making the treatment of fracture of the metacarpal rather confusing, and again in the legend of figs. 113 and 114, referring to hallux vatgus. Furthermore, not everyone would agree that the best treatment for " pulled elbow " i s resting the arm in a sling.

The book can be strongly recommended. T. L. B.