Bones: Inside and Out - Couverture souple

Meals MD, Roy A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393868257 ISBN 13 : 9780393868258

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2021

Synopsis

A lively, illustrated exploration of the 500-million-year history of bone, a touchstone for understanding vertebrate life and human culture.

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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À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393868257
• ISBN 13: 9780393868258
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible