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The new millennium and right on schedule comes thefourth edition of Diagnosis of Bone and Joint orders.This, then, is the third time I have revised this text sinceits initial publication in 1981, more than 2 decades ago.Each time I have begun work on a new edition, I be-lieved incorrectly that my job would be easier because,I thought, how much information could possibly havebeen introduced in the 5 or 6 years that had elapsedsince the previous edition? And each time, without ex-ception, I have been surprised by the progress that hasoccurred with regard to the further understanding andimproved diagnostic assessment of the many diseasesthat affect the musculoskeletal system. So now, 7 yearsafter the publication of the third edition, the fourthedition is offered as clear evidence that much has beenlearned, new concepts have emerged, and "old facts"have been modified or eliminated altogether.