Kelly, Evelyn B. <br/><br/>
The skeletal system/ 
Evelyn Kelly. 
 - Westport, CT :  Greenwood Press,  2004. 
 - xviii, 231 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - Human body systems (Westport, Conn.); .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Functions of the skeletal system -- Bones of the central skeleton: the axial system -- Bones of the limbs: the appendicular system -- Joints, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage -- Bone growth and renewal -- The embryology of the skeletal system -- The ancient world: bones and the beginnings of orthopedics -- The rise of Christianity through the Dark Ages: bones, religion, and superstition -- The Renaissance: the skeletal system as anatomy text -- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the rise of orthopedics -- The nineteenth century: orthopedics as a speciality -- The twentieth century: bones, research, and advancing technology -- The twenty-first century and beyond: a new world of bones -- The injury-plagued skeleton -- Diseases and disorders of the joints -- Feet, hands, and backs -- Diseases and disorders of bones -- Genetic and congenital disorders.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0313325219 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human skeleton.<br/>Human mechanics.<br/>Orthopedics -- history.<br/>Bone Development. Joints.<br/>Bone and Bones.  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.75   / KEL/S