Volume 1 - General Knowledge Operating theatre (P Gallinaro, EM Brach del Prever) Anaesthesia and analgesia in orthopaedic surgery (B Remy, M Lamy) The pneumatic tourniquet (JP Estebe) Prevention and treatment of infection in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology (GH Walenkamp) Deep venous thrombosis: prophylaxis and treatment (R Mollan) A pragmatic approach to prophylaxis of thromboembolic complications in orthopaedic surgery (P Haentjens, R Lemaire) Blood saving in orthopaedic surgery (HH Mehrkens, W Puhl) Bone substitutes (J Delecrin, N Passuti, F Gouin, D Heymann) Acrylic cement in orthopaedic surgery (RP Pitto) Management of the multiply injured patient (F Walcher, B Maier, I Marzi, W Mutschler) Bone autografting techniques (C Delloye) Bone banking in orthopaedic surgery (C Delloye) Acute compartment syndrome (AC Masquelet) Internal fixation of fractures (C Sommer, T Ruedi) Circular external fixation for fractures (MA Catagni, F Guerreschi, R Cattaneo) Flexible intramedullary devices for fractures in children (JP Metaizeau) Comprehensive classification system (CCS) for long bone fractures (ME Muller, J Schatzker, S Nazarian) Fractures with arterial lesions (A Beris, PN Soucacos) Management of nonunions: an overview (R Lemaire) Microvascular surgery (PN Soucacos) Approaches to the nerves of the upper extremity (C Oberlin, F Teboul, JY Beaulieu) Single-stage tissue transfer: free flaps (C Cedidi, R Hierner, AC Berger) Vascularised bone transfers (R Hierner, G Felmerer, A Berger) Surgical repair of peripheral nerves (A Ferreres, J Fores, M Garcia-Elias) Traumatic brachial plexus injuries in the adult (JY Alnot) Peripheral nerve tumours (JY Alnot, G Chick) Computer-assisted surgery (LP Nolte, F Langlotz, P Regazzoni) Algodystrophy (F Schuind) Biopsy of bone tumours (R Capanna, P De Biase) Excision of bone tumours (R Capanna, P De Biase) Surgical management of long bone and pelvis metastases (J Keller) Spinal metastases (H Bauer, C Olerud) Systems of external contention (I Kempf, L Pidhorz) Traction treatment of fractures (F Langlais, JC Lambotte) Extracorporeal shock waves in orthopaedics (M Krismer, R Biedermann)