good ortho book for ms3?

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the netter ortho and blueprints ortho are pretty good. basically know your anatomy and how to do a good physical exam.

the blue netters ortho anatomy book is helpful. for something specific to trauma that you will use as a resident koval and zuckerman handbook of fractures is great. however on rotations this will leave you with big gaps in your reading so i would recommend lange current orthopaedics.

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it's a little steep for a student's budget, but if you're going into Ortho, you'll eventually need a copy anyway -- Hoppenfeld's surgical approaches. Most of what a student will be pimped on in the OR will be anatomy, and this book has it all. A great book that is a must-have for any Ortho Junior Resident.

take a look at "netter's orthopaedics". it's NOT the small blue " netter's concise ortho anatomy". it's a regular size green book. amazon sells it for $60 or so. one of my med students showed it to me last week, and it seemed to be really comprehensive for the ms3 level. good luck!

The green Netters is good for an overview but i find the blue Netters has some more practical information for clinical use and has more anatomy which is what youll likely be asked about. I guess it depends what youre looking for.

I just got my hands on this book called Gowned and Gloved Orthopaedics: Introduction to Common Procedures by Sheth and Lonner. It's an easy read and it gives you some step by step descriptions of procedures. It doesn't go to much beyond the scope of what we should know as students and is very easy to understand. Also has some great pimping info that is very useful in the OR and can make you look like a star, great for rotations, I highly recommend it. I found it on Amazon.com

i would get an ortho anatomy book....netter's ortho atlas is probably the cheapest......know your anatomy..........then pick up crush step II...dont forget about step II.....some places want to know and see your scores come interview time........these programs want to see consistency from step I to II......just my thoughts.

I'd get Miller's Reivew of Orthopaedics - written at a level med students and can grasp and a book you'll need later anyway.