Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part 1 Bone Concealed
Chapter 1 Bone's Unique Composition and Varied Structure 3
Chapter 2 Bone's Life and Relatives 23
Chapter 3 When Bones Break 41
Chapter 4 Bone's Other Failings and Who Can Help 53
Chapter 5 Bone Surgery Through The Ages 67
Chapter 6 Six Orthopedic Giants 82
Chapter 7 Orthopedic Innovations 100
Chapter 8 Picturing Bone 115
Chapter 9 The Future of Concealed Bone 133
Part 2 Bone Revealed
Chapter 10 Bone Left Alone 149
Chapter 11 Deference to Bone 159
Chapter 12 Bones that Teach 182
Chapter 13 The Business of Bones 199
Chapter 14 Domestic Bones 216
Chapter 15 Beguiling Bones 232
Chapter 16 The Future of Revealed Bone 254
Acknowledgments 260
Bibliography 262
Index 284