Clinical Anatomy

"i agree with the other reviews... the book is great for simplicity, layout and gives a fair amount of detail, but i think you would definitely need to use another book in conjunction to get all the detail needed. eg muscle attachments

for this i'd recommend functional and clinical anatomy by mcminn, it's awesome"
~ Written on 2007-10-21

"As a first year medical student, I was faced with the ld conundrum of which aatomy books to use and purchased martini at the start of the year. However, although an excellent book, I found that some minor details were just lacking and the clinical questions asked in anatomy sessions just weren't covered.

My anatomy demonstrator recommended this book and I took it out from the library. I was a litle skeptical at first due to the simplicity of the drawings but this is perhaps one of the major advantages of the book. Rather than show everything that is visible in a particular view, ellis shows just the bits which are relevant tot hat particular section of the book, so as not to clutter the diagram. The diagrams are almost schematic in appearance and are good for familiarising yourself with the basic shape and relations before observing them in real life.

The text is full prose, with few subheadings. This makes the book a little harder to skim through to get te info required, but at the same time encourages you to read a section, which i personally found beneficial. The sections are concise with lots of clinical relevance and the uncluttered layout is a pleasant change from most anatomy /A&P books.

All in all, I give this book four stars as I think it is an excellent anatomy resource but principally in addition to a more detailed book. Although not lacking as a standalone book, Ellis is somewhat less thorough than other books but offers a highly useful and informative style that is not found in many anatomy books."
~ Written on 2007-06-18

"I really struggle with anatomy and have used a number of books to try and help me shed light on this subject. This book is one of the better ones I have found. The line drawings are clear and unfussy and the text is well broken down into managable chunks. There are plenty of clinical examples included which make the anatomy more relevant and understandable. I am not sure this book contains the level of detail needed for MRCS candidates but it is certainly sufficient for medical students.

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~ Written on 2007-01-22

"Ellis' Clinical Anatomy is not one of those really beautifully illustrated coffee table anatomy books. It is, however, a very useful book from which to learn the anatomy you need to know to get through a medical degree. It is concise with useful diagrams. It would be wise to supplement this with the use of a good anatomy atlas (or a lot of time in the dissection room) but this really is quite a useful way to learn anatomy. It is not overloaded with too much detail and it's small enough to take on the train with you (unlike most of those unweildy coffee table volumes). They've also tried to keep it clinically relevant. It's only got 4 stars from me because I have a soft spot for a beautiful drawing!"
~ Written on 2006-12-14

"This text details the anatomy you need to know in an easily accessible manner, useful for all undergraduate applications. Its text can be a little dense, but then what text isn't, and the diagrams could be bigger. There are better books out there - this is no match for Snell in my opinion."
~ Written on 2006-11-26