Plastic and hand surgery: classifications and definitions in clinical practice

Provides an easy reference aid for those involved in the field of Plastic Surgery. Plastic surgery is a large and diverse field and therefore this book would serve as a framework or skeleton on which to base answers to questions relating to the individual components of the topic. It would be useful to studentsof the specialty in addition to those involved in teaching. Provides definitions: a particularly helpful way to engage in answering a question.- Provides classifications: neatly distils a large topic into a manageable framework.- Provides references of recognised classifications: a question often asked of trainees on a variety of topics.- Provides simple diagrams: often asked to draw sketches by trainers and patients.- Succint: removes excessive padding and provides a sound backbone of knowledge without the reader having to painfully extract information from an elaborate text. INDICE: Fundamentals of plastic surgery.- Trauma and infection.- Burns.- Cleft and craniofacial abnormalities.- Skin and vascular abnormalities.- Congenital and acquired abnormalities of the head and neck.- Congenital and acquiredabnormalities of the trunk and lower extremity.- Congenital and acquired abnormalities of the upper limb and hand.- Congenital and acquired abnormalities of the urogenital tract.- Microsurgery.- Breast surgery.- Cosmetic/Aesthetic surgery.- Medico-legal issues.

• ISBN: 978-1-84800-262-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés