Clinical surgery

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Preface:

Clinical surgery in its new edition is much more 

than a facelift. It is the outcome of a major 

collective effort based on regular meetings of the 

five editors with the publishers

at which format, content and layout were discussed.

Admittedly, completion of the second edition has taken

longer than anticipated, but the delay has been worthwhile.

Although the basic structure of the first edition has

been retained, the rewrites, alterations and new material

have been based on feedback from our readers specially

commissioned by our publishers before work on the

second edition commenced in earnest. The needs and

comments expressed by students and house officers who

took part in the feedback on each and every chapter

(favourable or otherwise) were kept firmly in mind by

the authors and editors during the redrafting process.

Consequently, the editors are confident that all defects

and criticisms have been met and the second edition has

no serious shortcomings.

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Bailey & Love's short practice of surgery

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Preface:

This is the 25th and hence Silver Jubilee edition of this world

famous textbook. It has stood the test of time as evidenced by

increasing sales, edition by edition, a tribute to the foresight of

the original authors Hamilton Bailey and McNeill Love. Both set

out to produce a high quality, comprehensive textbook to be

enjoyed by both undergraduates and postgraduates. Part of their

magic formula was to combine clear and concise text with numerous

clinical photographs collected from their own archives. Most

important was the frequent use of anecdote and aphorism to

highlight points of clinical relevance, further enhanced by autobiographical

notes beloved by all devotees of the book. We, the

editors of this auspicious edition, therefore feel a particular

responsibility following in the footsteps of the original authors

and our colleague editors who continued this tradition over past

editions. It is always difficult to blend the old with the new but

this we have attempted to do. We present to the reader a comprehensive,

modern surgical textbook which, we hope, retains the

feel of the original. We have ensured that the text is liberally illustrated

with high quality reproductions and line drawings. Some of

Bailey and Love’s original illustrations have been retained

because they capture specific points so well that we have felt

obliged to keep them. Similarly the autobiographical notes

remain but have been updated. We have been particularly fortunate

in this endeavour in retaining the services of Dr J.G. Fairer

who, as a labour of love, has spent many hours ensuring the

veracity of these notes. To help the budding young surgeon faced

with that heart-sinking question from their boss, ‘What instrument

is that in your hand?’ followed by ‘And who was he?’, we

have started a new page in the appendix which gives answers to

a few of the most common queries. Let us know if you think it is

useful.

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