Emergency Surgery of the Hand

W. M. McQuillan. (Pp. 74; figs. 38. 10s 6d). Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1967. THE speciality of hand surgery owes a lot to Bunnell whose pupil was Prof. Erik Moberg of of Goteborg, the author. This small monograph was originally written in Swedish, it was rewritten in German and this is a translation from the German by the senior lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery in Edinburgh University. The text loses nothing in translation. The book itself comes half-way in its range between a comprehensive monograph in hand surgery and the basic principles laid down in a standard book of surgery. It is addressed to those who have the responsibility for the primary manageof the acute hand injury. The standard of hand surgery in recent years has improved greatly where orthopaedic and plastic surgeons have found common ground, but it is not practical for all hand injuries to receive primary treatment by experts. Perusal of this book would ensure that the primary treatment did not jeopardise future expert management. W.H.E.