"Basic General Surgery" has been produced specifically to meet the needs of the basic surgical trainee who is looking for concise operative text. Adapted from the best-selling parent's title, "General Surgery, General Surgery" contains a direct description of all major joint operations, together with a brief account of the less common procedures encountered during the early stages of surgical training.

Excellent general surgical features, including direct and clear writing and illustration, and boxes focusing on how to identify, avoid and correct difficulties have been maintained. However, the text has been rewritten as necessary to ensure that the basic trainee's needs are clearly met and simplified so that key operations are covered at the exact level of the required detail..