Joshi and Kotwal's Essentials of Orthopedics and Applied Physiotherapy -E-book

Chapters are rearranged into well-defined sections as per syllabus.

• Newer surgical concepts as well as physiotherapy techniques have been added within the chapters. • The references have been updated. • Week-wise rehabilitation protocols for common post-surgical conditions included. conditions and physiotherapy procedures.

• Content is thoroughly revised and updated in all chapters and format is changed to four color.
• A new chapter on Geriatrics is added, which includes review of examination and assessment of the geriatric patients. Many clinical photographs, radiographs, tables and line arts are added for better understanding of orthopedic.

Prakash Kotwal attained his MS (Orthopaedics) from M G M. Medical College, Indore, India in 1977 and joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. After serving in the department of Orthopaedics at AIIMS in various positions, he is presently working as Professor and Head of the department. He is recipient of WHO Fellowship, Indo-German Fellowship and IOA Travelling Fellowship. He has been a visiting Professor in Orthopaedics to the B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal in 2001. He has authored two text books, published over 100 scientific articles in national and international journals and has contributed more than 26 chapters in various text books.