10.1055/b-0037-143395 7 Implant-based breast reconstruction: Tissue expander placement after mastectomy ARI S. HOSCHANDER AND JOHN OELTJEN INDICATIONS Desire for breast reconstruction after mastectomy Lack of adequate breast skin envelope tissue…
10.1055/b-0037-143391 3 Lower extremity reconstruction JEREMY C. SINKIN, CHRISTOPHER J. SALGADO, KAREN KIM EVANS, VARSHA R. SINHA, AND KRISTIN J. BLANCHET INDICATIONS Contaminated or infected ulcer in a diabetic patient…
10.1055/b-0037-143390 2 Component separation HARVEY CHIM, KAREN KIM EVANS, AND SAMIR MARDINI INDICATIONS Large ventral hernias that cannot be closed primarily by apposition of the anterior rectus sheath Large abdominal…
10.1055/b-0037-143389 1 Skin grafting and dermal substitute placement GIORGIO PIETRAMAGGIORI, SAJA S. SCHERER-PIETRAMAGGIORI, AND DENNIS P. ORGILL INDICATIONS Partial-thickness skin graft: loss of skin coverage without tendon, nerve, bone, or…
10.1055/b-0037-145017 CHAPTER 16 VERTEBRAL COLUMN AND LOWER EXTREMITY Samantha A. Spencer, Arin K. Greene, Daniel Hedequist KEY POINTS The surgeon should understand the particular risks associated with each lesion and…
10.1055/b-0037-145006 CHAPTER 5 PYOGENIC GRANULOMA Arin K. Greene KEY POINTS Most pyogenic granulomas require treatment, because they are at risk for bleeding. A barrier dressing (for example, a Band-Aid) is…
10.1055/b-0037-145009 CHAPTER 8 LYMPHATIC MALFORMATIONS Arin K. Greene KEY POINTS Macrocystic lymphatic malformations are treated with sclerotherapy. Lymphatic malformations are not malignant and do not require radical resection for a…
10.1055/b-0037-145005 CHAPTER 4 INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA Arin K. Greene KEY POINTS Resection of an infantile hemangioma during the proliferative phase is uncommon. Surgical intervention for an infantile hemangioma is usually performed…
10.1055/b-0037-145013 CHAPTER 12 CRANIOFACIAL BONES Arin K. Greene, Cory M. Resnick, Bonnie L. Padwa KEY POINTS Vascular anomalies involving the craniofacial bones are relatively uncommon. Lesions do not always require…
10.1055/b-0037-145012 CHAPTER 11 CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Edward R. Smith KEY POINTS Surgical principles include preparation of relevant equipment, including frameless stereotaxy, ultrasonography, an operating microscope, and bipolar electrocautery. In surgeries…
