Lachman's Case Studies in Anatomy

I was going through the books I used to study for step 1, thinking about which ones I would like to sell and which ones I should keep. I've decided to keep this one. It's very informative. It presents a case description, then has a question and answer discussion section. There are numerous drawings. I have the 4th edition, which includes 50 cases separated into the following sections: head and neck, back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum, upper limb, lower limb, and an appendix with the title: "peripheral anatomy of visceral reflexes". I would recommed this for any medical student interested in going into an anatomically focused specialty (i.e. surgery, PM & R, etc.)

Sometimes one finds the fractal nature of detail in gross anatomy hard to grapple with. There is in fact a good deal of wheat that can be dismissed for chaff. Most good texts have clinical corrleations, however, these are not the emphasis of those books. This small book makes for good reading to test oneself on the logical implications of anatomy in a clincal setting. (Lachman constantly asks the reader questions) I found it both refreshing for its readibility (unusual for anatomy related texts) and its engaging style. A recommended read for any student of the medical arts.