Includes index.

Handling yourself -- Handling instruments -- Handling threads -- Handling ducts and cavities -- Handling blood vessels -- Handling skin -- Handling connective and soft tissues -- Handling bone and joints -- Handling dissection -- Handling bleeding -- Handling drains -- Handling infection -- Handling minimal access surgery -- Handling the patient -- Handling craft skills -- Handling dressings -- Handling your team.

This practical surgical handbook offers trainee surgeons clear, step‑by‑step instruction on fundamental operative skills across a wide range of procedures. It emphasizes operative self‑management, instrument handling, tissue management, minimally invasive approaches, and team coordination. The eighth edition is fully revised with new content on surgical dressings and team handling.