Part 1 Medical aspects: medical aspects of the management of adult rheumatic disease, Roger C.Bucknall; medical aspects of the management of rheumatic diseases in childhood, John A.Sills and Roger C.Bucknall. Part 2 Pathology: surgical pathology of rheumatoid disease, Timothy R.Helliwell. Part 3 Surgical management: general considerations, F.Howard Beddow; anaesthetic problems, Raymond S.Ahearn; surgical management of the rheumatoid shoulder, F.Howard Beddow; surgical management of the rheumatoid elbow, William A.Souter; surgical management of the rheumatoid wrist and hand, John K.Stanley; surgical management of the cervical and lumbar spine in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, Philip M.Yeoman; surgical management of the rheumatoid hip, David Rees and F.Howard Beddow; surgical management of the rheumatoid knee, F.Howard Beddow; surgical management of the rheumatoid foot and ankle, F.Howard Beddow; surgical management of juvenile chronic arthritis, F.Howard Beddow and David Rees.