PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONWritten by residents and attendings at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, this manual is a portable, practical reference for orthopaedic residents. It is organized by rotation--general/basic science, arthroplasty, fractures, pediatrics, tumors, sports, spine, foot and ankle, and hand--and covers the most frequently discussed clinical and basic science topics. Information is drawn from Hospital for Special Surgery residency lectures, attendings' teaching points, and leading textbooks and journal articles.The book includes practical operative tips based on Hospital for Special Surgery attendings' "pearls and pitfalls" and sample operative note dictation for common procedures. Also included are ACGME case codes.