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This text provides the reader an understanding of the mechanics of the joints with the help of diagrams rather than text. The commentaries are short (on double page spreads); the quality, clarity and simplicity of the drawings and diagrams are such that they could be understood without any verbal explanation. The drawings are unusually clear: everything which could hinder understanding has been removed and one feels that the author has foreseen the difficulties which the student could encounter. Each time a problem arises it is explained by a diagram which, though simplified, is extremely clear.    New functional tests for the shoulder, the elbow and the hand    Explanation of why the forearm has two bones    A logical and mathematical explanation of the so called CODMANN Paradox    New conceptions of the physiology of the carpus    Clear explanation of notions as DISI and VISI for the pathology of the carpus    New cotation of the thumb opposition and counter-opposition, presently integrated in the International Evaluation    Fundamental notion of the complex grip-plus-action, very important for the evaluation of the function of the hand    Symbolic and affective value of the hand    A comprehensive board of the motor nerves of the upper limb    New test to detect an ulnar palsy at the forearmAbout the AuthorDr. Adalbert I. Kapandji needs no introduction, he is internationally recognized among orthopaedic surgeons and physical/manual therapists. After a long career as an orthopaedic surgeon, member of several international societies, he is now devoting himself fully to the new edition of the three volumes of his work, The Physiology of the Joints, already published in eleven languages. As in previous editions Dr. Kapandji has drawn all the diagrams in color.Published in English by 2007 Elsevier LimitedSixth edition 2005English edition 2007ISBN-13: 9780443103506ISBN-10: 0 443 10350 Xscanned and uploaded by presveti