The Internet has proven to be a great resource for the medical community. This text will focus specifically on the Internet needs of orthopaedic surgeons, educating them on how to use the Internet in their day-to-day practice and life. Topics such as quick access to the Internet, the history of the Internet, terminology, hardware and software, search engines, e-mail, CME, browsers, mailing lists, medical informatics, and creating web pages will be covered in depth. An extensive list of annotated orthopaedic-specific Internet sites will be the highlight of this book. The accompanying CD-ROM will provide instant access to all of these sites. This unique compilation of orthopaedic-specific information will be invaluable to every orthopaedic surgeon wishing to make effective and efficient use of the Internet in his/her practice.