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By Ian Macnab and John McCulloch. 507 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1994. $69. ISBN 0-683-05354-X.

This book is divided into three sections: one on neck ache, the second on shoulder pain, and the third a single chapter that reviews the differential diagnosis of neck and shoulder pain. The concepts are presented with remarkable clarity and precision. The book is very readable and well illustrated. The chapters dealing with anatomy, cervical-disk degeneration, whiplash injury, and degenerative changes around the glenohumeral joint are exceptionally well written and referenced. The book, though not designed as a textbook of surgical techniques, covers the principles adequately.

Nonetheless, there are a few printing or typographic errors. The first x-ray picture in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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