EAN: 9781324005322

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Human bone is versatile and entirely unique: it repairs itself without scarring it?s lightweight but responds to stresses and it?s durable enough to survive for millennia. In Bones orthopedic surgeon Roy A. Meals explores and extols this amazing material that both supports and records vertebrate life. Inside the body bone proves itself the world?s best building material. Meals examines the biological makeup of bones demystifies how they grow break and heal and compares the particulars of human bone to variations throughout the animal kingdom. In engaging and clear prose he debunks familiar myths - humans don?t have exactly 206 bones - and illustrates common bone diseases like osteoporosis and arthritis and their treatments. Along the way he highlights the medical innovations - from the first X-rays to advanced operative techniques - that enhance our lives and introduces the giants of orthopedic surgery who developed them.After it has supported vertebrate life bone reveals itself in surprising ways - sometimes hundreds of millions of years later. With enthusiasm and humor Meals investigates the diverse roles bone has played in human culture throughout history. He highlights allusions to bone in religion and literature from Adam?s rib to Hamlet?s skull and uncovers its enduring presence as fossils technological tools and musical instruments ranging from the Tibetan thighbone kangling horn to everyday drumsticks. From the dawn of civilization through to the present day humankind has repurposed bone to serve and protect and even to teach amuse and inspire.Approachable and entertaining Bones richly illuminates our bodies? essential framework.

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