Description
Book SynopsisProvides an account of the principles and practice of the basic techniques of plastic and reconstructive surgery that various surgeons should know. This title discusses the management, repair and reconstruction of defects and wounds using skin and other tissues and reviews potential problems and complications.
Trade Review"Fundamental Techniques of Plastic Surgery remains one of our standard textbooks to be recommended to all trainees"British Journal of Plastic Surgery is no substitute. This text is concise, clear and well written. It is an excellent up to date source of information for all residents and plastic surgeons."Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh chapters are certainly concise and describe each basic technique with precision and clarity. This helps to make the book easier to carry and this can be particularly useful reading for the trainee wherever they find themselves." "Overall, this book is incredibly useful for the Plastic Surgery trainee in helping them to develop the basic knowledge they will need to accompany the clinical experience they gain on the wards and in theatre."" Riaz Agha, Executive Editor, The Journal of Surgery; President, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Surgical Society, July 2003 of current edition: "The chapters are certainly concise and describe each basic technique with precision and clarity. This helps to make the book easier to carry and this can be particularly useful reading for the trainee wherever they find themselves." "Overall, this book is incredibly useful for the Plastic Surgery trainee in helping them to develop the basic knowledge they will need to accompany the clinical experience they gain on the wards and in theatre."" Riaz Agha, Executive Editor, The Journal of Surgery; President, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Surgical Society, July 2003
Table of ContentsPART 1 BASIC TECHNIQUES 1. Wound management 2. The Z-plasty 3. Free skin grafts 4. Flaps 5. Additional techniques PART 2 SURGICAL APPLICATIONS 6. Hypertrophic scars and keloids 7. Radiation injury 8. Pressure sore management 9. Limb trauma 10. Neoplastic conditions 11. Hand surgery
