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Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses: Clinical Practice Resources
The clinical practice page of this website contains links to full-text information on perioperative practices. Site includes information on standards, clinical practice alerts and FAQshttp://www.aorn.org/practice/default.htm
Book of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
This e-book covers general orthopaedics, developmental disorders of bones, infections, regional conditions, fractures, bone diseases, joint diseases, tumours, and soft tissue injuries. The authors are from the Madras Medical College, India and the book has a developing country perspective. http://www.bonetumour.org/book/APTEXT/index.html
E-Hand.com: The Electronic Textbook of Hand Surgery
This electronic textbook is divided into the following chapters: introduction, anatomy, arthritis, congenital disorders, complications, infections, neuritis, reconstruction, trauma, tumour, vascular and hand surgery. E-Hand also has a section of links to other sites on the Internet. http://www.eatonhand.com/index.htm
eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery
The eMedicine site is an 'online medical reference' organized alphabetically by broad subjects including surgery. Each specific subject contains extensive links to full-text documents. http://www.emedicine.com/med/topiclist.htm
Emedix.com: Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery
This site contains numerous full-text articles about sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery. It is organized by anatomical diagnostic information and includes animations, surgery pictures, surgery stories, annotated x-rays, and schematics. The site also contains a keyword search engine. The site is maintained by Stanford University Medical Center, U.S. http://www.emedx.com/
General Surgery
General Surgery covers the diagnosis and treatment of common clinical problems in surgery. The contents include: wound management, preoperative cardiac risk assessment, preoperative lab evaluation, preoperative care and evaluation, postoperative care, abdominal pain, appendicitis, gallbladder disease, intestinal obstruction and a bibliography. This site is chapter 9 of the University of
Iowa Family Practice Handbook. http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/familymedicine/FPHandbook/15.html
Medical and Surgical Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders 
The site contains a comprehensive, peer-reviewed Internet musculoskeletal textbook. It covers all of orthopaedic surgery, plus relevant information from related specialties such as neurology, oncology, pediatrics, and rheumatology. The textbook is sponsored by the Southern Orthopaedic Association and Clinical Orthopaedic Society, U.S.
http://www.orthotextbook.net/
Medweb: Surgery
The initial page contains links to surgery related Internet sites including atlases, cardiology, clinical practice, education, hernia, oncology, research, and transplantation. The site also contains a keyword search engine. http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/FMPro?-DB=secondaries.FP3&-Format=Secondary.htm&-Lay=Web&-Max=1000&-Op=eq&Index==Surgery:*&-Sortfield=Sec&-Token=Surgery:&-Find
Musculoskeletal Radiology Internet Directory
The site is a subject based directory of links to remote x-ray images and MEDLINE references. Sources include the School of Medicine at Rennes, Indiana University, Nagasaki University, bonetumor.org, Alfred I. Dupont Institute, etc. Many images are annotated with definitions and descriptive text. This site is maintained by the University of California at Los Angeles, U.S. http://www.gentili.net/diaglist.asp
Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Articles of the British Medical Journal
This site contains a collection of full-text, free access orthopaedic and trauma surgery articles from the archives of the BMJ. Articles date back to January 2000. http://bmj.com/cgi/collection/orthopaedic_and_trauma_surgery
Orthopaedic Web Links
This is a comprehensive collection of links to orthopaedic organizations and Internet resources. http://owl.orthogate.org/
OrthoLink.com
OrthoLink.com provides links to abstracts and full-text articles from reputable sources and peer-reviewed journals. Registration is required (free). http://www.ortholinx.com/
PubMed – Free Fulltext Articles on Orthopaedics (600+)
This PubMed search will identify all orthopaedics related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. ‘Health Links’ contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the ‘Specific Health Resources’ table of contents.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20orthopaedics%5BAll%20Fields%5D
PubMed – Free Fulltext Articles on Surgery (54000+)
This PubMed search will identify all surgery related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. ‘Health Links’ contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the ‘Specific Health Resources’ table of contents.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%22surgery%22%5BSubheading%5D%20OR%20%22surgical%20procedures%2C%20operative%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20%22surgery%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20surgery%5BText%20Word%5D%29
Simple Guide to Orthopedics
This illustrated e-book covers examination techniques, neuropathies, bone tumours, polio, paralysis, osteomyelitis, arthritis, and pathological fractures. The pages are available in pdf format only. http://www.worldortho.com/database/sgo/index.html
Surgery Articles of the British Medical Journal
This site contains a collection of full-text, free access surgery articles from the archives of the BMJ. The articles date back to January 2000. http://bmj.com/cgi/collection/general_surgery
Surgical/Medical Glossary
This is a comprehensive listing of surgical equipment, procedures and terminology. At the homepage, click on 'Surgical Word Glossary'. http://www.mtdesk.com/index.htm
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics is an outline of text notes, with integrated hyperlinks, that cover orthopaedic diseases and topics. Access is via alphabetical index or broad subject categories: fractures, joints, muscles, nerves, trauma, medications, and lab tests. It also includes links to other orthopaedic sites, journals and news. http://www.wheelessonline.com/
World Orthopaedic Concern
World Orthopaedic Concern is an international society for orthopaedic education and care in developing countries. The web site explains the mission of the organization and how to join. http://www.worldorthopedicconcern.org
World Wide Wounds
World Wide Wounds is a peer-reviewed e-journal for dressing materials and practical wound management information. The home page is divided into subject areas: acute wounds, diabetic feet, dressings and bandages, larval therapy, leg ulcers, and pressure sores. It also includes a keyword search engine. The site is published by the Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory, U.S. http://www.worldwidewounds.com/
WorldOrtho: Electronic Textbook
WorldOrtho is an 'electronic textbook for medical students and orthopaedic residents/registrars'. It contains in-depth reviews of orthopaedic disorders with colour graphics, images, immediate updates of text, and reader interaction with authors. The principle chapters include paediatric orthopaedics, basic sciences, adult reconstruction of the hip and knee, orthopaedic pathology, etc. http://www.worldortho.com/database/etext/