This book on "Bone Diseases" first appeared in the German language in 1983, when it immediately aroused considerable interest among German-speaking physicians and medical students. It was presented at the Annual Conference of the International Skeletal Society in Geneva, at whieh time my Ameriean eolleagues were already express ing their regret that, although the diagrams and illustrations were sufficiently familiar, they were unable to read the text. The wish was repeatedly expressed that the book should be translated. This propo sal, however, met with the diffieulty that no suitable native English speaking translator who was familiar with the German language could be found. It had also been feit that a eertain basic knowledge of medicine would be desirable. For this reason no English transla tion was fortheoming. When the first edition of the book was sold out and the demand for it still continued, 1 began to work on a necessarily extended see ond edition. This was published by Springer (Berlin and Heidelberg), and it has already been well reeeived by German readers. Onee more the quest ion of an English translation arose. Emeritus Professor D. C. DAHLIN, formerly Head Pathologist at the Mayo Clinie in Rochester, Minnesota, and an internationally renowned osteologist, had already written in his Foreword to the Seeond Edition: "I really hope that this book will soon be translated into English.weiterlesen