This book has been designed keeping in mind Contents the requirements of undergraduate students not only to help them prepare for their examinations but also in retaining all the important facts about the subject. It will also guide postgraduate students in refreshing the basics of orthopaedics in their early phase. This comprehensive self-contained book concise consolidated yet authoritative and trust worthy coverage of the basics of orthopaedics. The book is divided into different sections which follows the general pattern of a textbook. Each of these sections includes a series of commonly asked questions (essays type or short notes type) with appropriate answers. The answers are point-wise in lucid language and easy for the students to follow. In places of lengthy explanations a large number of flowcharts have been incorporated at appropriate places for easy comprehension. While writing the chapters and compiling the questions syllabi of several universities have been referred to cover most of the topics prescribed for undergraduate medical students.