Anil K Bhat MS (Ortho),DNB (Ortho),MNAMS is currently Professor and Head, Department of Hand Surgery, and Associate Dean, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Hospital, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education—the topmost Indian private university in QS world ranking 2022.He has immense interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical practice, research and academic activities. His passion for teaching takes him across India to numerous teaching programs. He has been honored with “Excellence in teaching” and “Distinguished alumnus” awards by KMC, Manipal. He conducts basic and advanced teaching courses in his specialty of hand surgery all over India and has guided many dissertations, PhD theses and research scholars, and is presently the editor of Karnataka Orthopaedic Journal. During his tenure as head of the department, and as postgraduate examiner to various universities across the country, he always felt the need for compilation of clinical cases to guide postgraduate students in their preparation for practical examinations. Prof Bhat has to his credit more than 85 papers published in national and international journals, various chapters in books, research projects, academic and innovation awards. His dedication to teaching is his paramount priority and this book is born out of that.
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The 80 long and short cases, along with chapters on spotters and goniometry, form the content of this book. Chapters include many relevant photographs and X-rays which help in understanding the difficult concepts. Each chapter is a condensation of cardinal information required to be presented in the examination. The book will serve as a valuable resource for presenting cases during the routine ward rounds or teaching sessions to both the postgraduates and the faculty.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The book will find relevance when the readers understand what exactly the faculty or the examiner expects and learn to highlight crucial clinical findings which will clinch the case for them. This is demonstrated in various sections of the chapters which start with actual case scenarios, describe the core clinical findings, how exactly to articulate the final diagnosis with points in favour, formulate the management, and outline the principles of treatment.</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><br></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><br></span></p>
