Using older anatomy book editions?

[yalla22]

Is it "okay" to purchase older anatomy books - like for example a 1997 version of netters atlas? Any thoughts on this money saving tactic?

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[Law2Doc]

Is it "okay" to purchase older anatomy books - like for example a 1997 version of netters atlas? Any thoughts on this money saving tactic?

The only real concern is that some of the more current atlases now may contain some CT/MRI images which weren't likely included in 1997. For the Netter diagrams it is fine (he was dead by then so he wouldn't have done much new work since), and human anatomy has remained unchanged in that time interval (give or take shedding our tails). 🙂

 

[LifetimeDoc]

Humans are evolving at a rapid pace, so you should purchase a new atlas every other year. 🙄
(Bad Joke)

Netter died a few years ago, and the editions have only included some minor corrections, integration of more radiological imaging plates, and have included a handful of new plates drawn in the Netter style. Previous versions are just fine.

Edit: dang, Law2Doc beat me to the punch! lol

 

[Northerner]

Humans are evolving at a rapid pace, so you should purchase a new atlas every other year. 🙄
(Bad Joke)

Netter died a few years ago, and the editions have only included some minor corrections, integration of more radiological imaging plates, and have included a handful of new plates drawn in the Netter style. Previous versions are just fine.

Edit: dang, Law2Doc beat me to the punch! lol

God you're annoying....

 

[shivasHeroLike]

ya you're fine purchasing an old edition.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

ya you're fine purchasing an old edition.

I'm not sure I agree. The older editions don't have the detail maps of the cranial nerves. Not everyone keeps their atlas, you should be able to get a current edition used book at your campus bookstore. Just make sure it doesn't stink!

 

[Flopotomist]

I'm not sure I agree. The older editions don't have the detail maps of the cranial nerves. Not everyone keeps their atlas, you should be able to get a current edition used book at your campus bookstore. Just make sure it doesn't stink!

Get one that is an edition or two old, you will be fine. If there is one or two specific things that you need help with, there is always wiki.

 

[Shredder]

How much money are you expecting to save. It's not worth pinching pennies if an older edition will cause you a fair amount of anxiety, or worse, missing or outdated information. I always purchase current editions and seek the best used price. If they are brand new with few or no used copies available, that's not so bad because the resale value will be high should one choose to sell it.

But we're gonna be docs and are incurring huge debts anyway, might as well purchase decent books I say. 1997 is quite dated--you won't be able to match up pages/diagrams/pics with peers and I find this to be significantly detrimental.

After the amount of drinking and buying rounds of expensive shots I did last year, my perspective on penny pinching has changed.

 

[Law2Doc]

How much money are you expecting to save.

Also bear in mind that I think you can get a new Netter by joining AMSA or one of the other med orgs, so if you were going to do that anyway, that's the way to go.

 

[LifetimeDoc]

Also bear in mind that I think you can get a new Netter by joining AMSA or one of the other med orgs, so if you were going to do that anyway, that's the way to go.

They really need to coordinate and have one give us a free Netters and the others give us things like a stethoscope, ototoscope, and opthalmoscope. 😀 😆

 

[63768]

i didn't notice a large difference btwn the 3rd edition netter vs 4th edition. i did see a larger difference btwn 2nd edition and 4th though (used a 2nd edition for a slime netter).

 

[Instatewaiter]

wait till school starts to get netters. AMSA will give you one if you join.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

wait till school starts to get netters. AMSA will give you one if you join.

Not at my school. 🙁 I was offered a gift certificate to Barnes & Noble for about $70 or so if I signed up for their credit card, but that was it. We didn't get anything just for joining.

As for the original question, it'd probably be fine but yeah make sure it's not nasty. Once an atlas has been used in lab, it's pretty much ruined for non-lab usage. For that reason, I'd probably rather buy a used book locally instead of getting one online.

 

[Vano]

We don't evolve as fast as our anatomy textbooks do, so from that standpoint you should be fine buying an old edition. However, usually page/plate numbers may not correspond between the editions, so you might have to spend more time finding diagrams quoted in your syllabus.

 

[psipsina]

Not at my school. 🙁 I was offered a gift certificate to Barnes & Noble for about $70 or so if I signed up for their credit card, but that was it. We didn't get anything just for joining.

Yeah I think everywhere you have to apply for their credit card to get the free netters/gift certificate etc, but we all applied and then just didn't activate the card so we could have the netters.

I would get the current edition. There should be plenty of used ones floating around if you're worried about cash, or do the AMSA credit card thing . . . I do the old edition thing for less important books but you and your netters will be best friends during gross, I wouldn't risk not having the best best friend possible personally. The few dollars that you are saving really won't mean much in the scheme of things, but peace of mind is priceless.

 

[Vano]

Yeah AMSA🙁 I already have Bank of America Cr.Card but apparently they wanted me to apply for one more in order to get Netter's, screw them.