CHAPTER64 Soft Tissue Coverage and Mutilating Extremity Injuries David T. Netscher Mutilating upper extremity injuries generally cause substantial damage to more than one of the five basic tissues of the…
CHAPTER14 Wound Management Aditya Sood, Vasanth S. Kotamarti, and Mark S. Granick The skin is the largest organ of the human body and through its numerous complex functions provides a…
CHAPTER27 Perioral Aesthetic Surgery Christopher D. Knotts, Byron D. Poindexter, Robert K. Sigal, and George W. Weston The perioral region has traditionally been ignored or undertreated as a part of…
CHAPTER61 Flexor Tendon Injuries Jason Wong, Wee Sim Khor, Martin Franz Langer, and Duncan Angus McGrouther Flexor tendon surgery is a challenging area that has seen modest progress over the…
CHAPTER69 Facial Burns Matthias B. Donelan, Benjamin Levi, Jonathan S. Friedstat, and Charles D. Hwang As improvements in the delivery of burn care and prevention resulted in greater survival of…
CHAPTER68 Dupuytren’s Contracture Zubin Jal Panthaki, Dang T. Pham, David T. Netscher, and Sanjeev N. Puri Although it is important to discuss the demographics and natural history of any disease,…
CHAPTER59 Microsurgical Treatment of Lymphedema Deana Saleh Shenaq and David W. Chang Lymphedema is a chronic and debilitating condition that involves the accumulation of lymphatic fluid, which leads to progressive…
CHAPTER66 Peripheral Nerve Injuries and the Brachial Plexus Thomas H. Tung and Susan E. Mackinnon Many factors contribute to the final outcome in nerve surgery. These same considerations apply to…
CHAPTER36 Reduction Mammaplasty Sabine Lovell, Yan T. Ortiz-Pomales, and Albert Losken Macromastia can cause significant physical and psychological detriment, negatively impacting women’s daily functional capacity. Physical manifestations of breast hypertrophy…
CHAPTER57 Reconstruction of the Chest and Abdomen Mark W. Clemens and Charles E. Butler Reconstruction of the chest wall and abdomen covers a vast array of surgical procedures, all intentioned…
