Sobotta Atlas of Human Anatomy: English Text with English Nomenclature, Volume 1

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Summary: Expensive, but certainly the best illustrated anatomy atlas
Review: While perhaps one of the more expensive human anatomy atlases, Sobotta is definitely the best illustrated atlas of human anatomy available. But remember that Sobotta comes in two separate volumes. Volume 1 having the head, neck and upper extremities; and volume 2 with everything else. So when buying, remember that you must get both books for the whole body.

The book is solidly constructed, "hard-bound", and the pages within are of a high quality. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful with structures thoroughly labeled as un-obtrusively as possible.

Some erroneously believe that Netter's atlas is better, and while I do not disagree that Netter's atlas is a fantastic atlas, one must be careful as Netter's atlas has many errors in the labeling and depiction of certain structures. Netter's atlas also overwhelmingly and often redundantly labels structures.

So to summarize, Sobotta is certainly the best Atlas available. With 829 pages (429 in volume 1 and 400 in volume 2) of exquisite renderings of human anatomy without the mistakes published in other atlases, Sobotta will certainly make a great addition to any medical students library.

One last note. Of course, anybody stuyding human anatomy should have not only an illustrated atlas like Sobotta's, but also a photographic atlas as well, like Rohen and Yokochi's.