Professor Walter Thiels brilliant photographs are unique. They revolutionise macroscopic surgery because - due to a new preservation technique developed by the author himself - all tissues retain their living colour, consistency and position. This new technique, Thiels exceptional abilities as a photographer and the filigree dissections add up to vivid, almost artistic illustrations of astonishing depth and clarity. Apart from the topographical anatomy of the abdomen and lower extremities, Part I illustrates the most important punctures of joints and many surgical approaches. Thus this atlas is not only of interest to anatomists and pathologists but particularly to surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons - in fact all doctors requiring a 3D presentation of human anatomy.

1 Subcutaneous Fat of the Anterolateral Abdominal Wall.- 2 Subcutaneous Fascia and Abdominal Regions.- 3 Anterior Wall of the Rectus Sheath in the Midabdominal Region.- 4 Superficial Layer of the Anterolateral Abdominal Wall.- 5-6 Middle Layer of the Anterolateral Abdominal Wall.- 7-8 Deep Layer of the Anterolateral Abdominal Wall.- 9 Inguinal Region in the Male.- 10 Inguinal Region in the Female.- 11 Exposure of the Superficial Inguinal Ring.- 12 Examination of the Superficial Inguinal Ring.- 13-16 Structure of the Spermatic Cord.- 17 Deep Inguinal Ring.- 18-26 Inguinal Hernia.- 27-28 Incision for Abdominal Dissection.- 29-30 Opening of the Peritoneal Cavity.- 31-35 Position of the Viscera Relative to the Abdominal Incision.- 36-39 Approach to the Gallbladder and Hepatoduodenal Ligament.- 40-41 Stomach and Omental Bursa.- 42 Vestibule of the Omental Bursa.- 43-44 Omental Bursa.- 45-46 Large and Small Intestine.- 47 Attachment of the Jejunum and Ileum.- 48 Position of the Duodenojejunal Flexure and the Mesenteric Roots.- 49 Cecum and Ascending Colon.- 50-54 Cecum and Vermiform Appendix.- 55 Omenta and Vessels of the Stomach.- 56-57 Vessels of the Upper Abdominal Organs.- 58 Nerves of the Upper Abdominal Organs and the Extrahepatic Biliary Tract.- 59 Gastroduodenal Artery and Right Gastroepiploic Artery.- 60 Duodenum and Head of Pancreas.- 61-63 Pancreas, Duodenum, and their Adjacent Vessels.- 64 Elevation of the Duodenum.- 65 Vessels of the Mesenteric Pedicle.- 66 Nerves and Vessels of the Mesenteric Pedicle.- 67 Ileocolic Artery and the Mesenteries.- 68 Vessels of the Vermiform Appendix.- 69 Distribution of the Superior Mesenteric Artery.- 70-71 Vascular Supply of the Large Intestine.- 72-77 Retroperitoneal Space.- 78-86 PerinealRegion in the Male, Anal Region, Urogenital Region.- 87 Pudendal Region in the Male.- 88-91 Perineal Region in the Female.- 92-94 Urogenital Region in the Female.- 95-99 Perineal Region in the Female.- 100-104 Subinguinal Region.- 105-108 Anterior Femoral Region, Superficial Layer.- 109 Lacunae and Fascia Lata.- 110 Femoral Triangle.- 111 Anterior Femoral Region, Femoral Nerve.- 112 Anterior Femoral Region, Circumflex Arteries.- 113 Anterior Femoral Region, Obturator Nerve.- 114 Anterior Femoral Region, Femoral Artery.- 115-118 Adductor Canal.- 119-124 Posterior Femoral Region.- 125-134 Gluteal Region, Infrapiriform Foramen, Suprapiriform Foramen, Lumbar Region.- 135-143 Lateral Approach to the Hip Joint.- 144-149 Posterior Region of the Knee.- 150-154 Posterior Crural Region.- 155 Medial Aspect of the Knee and Lower Leg.- 156 Medial Retromalleolar Region.- 157-162 Anterior Crural Region.- 163-168 Dorsum of the Foot.- 169-176 Sole of the Foot.- 177-184 Hip Joint and Puncture Sites.- 185 Position of the Greater Trochanter.- 186-198 The Knee Joint and Puncture Sites.- 199-207 Joints of the Foot, Puncture Sites, and Tendons.