The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has for many years ranked high among teaching and research institutions in rheumatology, and is where numerous American and European rheumatologists spent important formative years. This book is co-authored by almost 70 contributors who are or have been members of this institution. They have succeeded in producing a brief, balanced, and rather complete coverage of both common and unusual conditions. There are few illustrations and the text is by necessity dry, so this is not an alternative to an in depth textbook, but rather a …