No product is perfect. While the majority of updates are positive, there are two minor criticisms specific to the 9th edition.

: It includes entirely new content on emerging or highly refined areas, such as:

A major critique of older medical texts was the lack of representation for different skin tones and ethnicities. The 9th edition of Grabb and Smith’s has made a concerted effort to be "better" by including:

After spending several weeks with the new edition, the short answer is —but for a few specific reasons that go beyond a simple page count increase.

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