The book is an organized approach to understanding bone growth and disease. It integrates anatomic and radiologic knowledge of enchondral and membranous bone growth and emphasizes the similarities of the physis and acrophysis in development. While mainly written for trainees in radiology, pediatrics, and orthopedics, it will also be useful to practitioners in these fields. The artwork, jointly produced by artist and author, illustrates the concepts being promulgated. The identification of abnormality is aided by the explanations of the causes in terms of pattern recognition.

The Two Types of Bone Formation

Enchondral Growth: Physes and Acrophyses
Membranous Growth
Vertebral Column and Other Apparently Non-Tubular Bones
Prenatal Development
Exostoses and Enchondromas
Metabolic Bone Disease
Dysplasias and Dysostoses
Connectedness, Hox Genes
Local Impairment or Speeding of Enchondral Growth
Arthritis and Related Bone Disease
The "Ten Day Rule"
Paired Bones
Bowed Bones
Alignment Abnormality
Specific Characteristics of Specific Bones.