Full Description
From the moment the injured patient enters the emergency room up to composite tissue transplantation, this volume provides a complete guide to the management and reconstruction of lower extremity trauma. It includes every technique, from the simplest intervention to the most complex flaps, from nerve transfers to replantation, with a wealth of original high-quality figures and drawings. The reader will be able to find a solution regardless of the early or late phase of the trauma in the patient, and evaluate the best solution to preserve function while achieving the best aesthetic end-results. This interdisciplinary, carefully built work, covers all tissue reconstruction possibilities in lower extremities, including vessel, nerve, tendon, bone and joints, all examined through the combined lens of plastic surgery and surgical orthopedics. Readers will find detailed coverage of anatomy, pathology, techniques for repair, restoration, regeneration as well as rehabilitation strategies. Against this background, Extremity Reconstruction: From Simple to Complex is an ideal guide to the latest treatment modalities that will appeal to all plastic surgeons, orthopedics, traumatologists, nurses and related emergency professionals who wish to learn more about indications, goals, procedures, and expected outcomes.
Contents
Foreword.- Preface.- 1 Management of patients in emergency service.- 2 Examination of the Lower Extremities.- 3 Post-traumatic infections and wound management in lower extremity.- 4 Regional flaps in lower extremity injuries.- 5 Free flaps in lower extremity injuries.- 6 Foot and ankle soft tissue reconstruction.- 7 Heel area soft tissue reconstruction.- 8. Supermicrosurgery of the lower extremity.- 9. Treatment of femur, tibia and fibula fractures.- 10. Hip replacement treatment for proximal femur fractures in the elderly.- 11 Approach to knee injuries.- 12 Treatment of foot and ankle fractures.- 13 Ankle ligament and ligament injuries treatment.- 14 Treatment of lower extremity tendon injuries.- 15 Lower extremity tendon transfers.- 16 Treatment of lower extremity nerve injuries.- 17 Use of vascularized fibula flap in lower extremity bone reconstruction.- 18 HBO treatment in diabetic foot treatment.- 19 Local flaps in diabetic foot treatment.- 20 Free flaps in diabetic foot treatment.- 21 Supermicrosurgery in diabetic foot treatment.- 22 Major replantation and revascularizations of lower extremity.- 23 Management of the lower extremity lymphedema.- 24 Cable flap concept in the lower extremity reconstruction.- 25 Lower extremity reconstruction after malignancy.- 26 Post-traumatic Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in lower extremity.
