Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Surgery - General

Never in history has there been greater hope that novel experimental therapies can support significant restoration of brain function. The field of restorative therapies in Parkinson s disease has passed the initial phase of pioneering experimental and clinical trials. There still does not exist restorative therapy that can be applied in large numbers of patients, but the initial trials have provided us with fundamental insight into the potential for plasticity in the diseased brain. This book gives an overview of the current state-of-the-art research for brain repair, what the challenges...

Dieser Band umfasst mit 7 Kapiteln das aktuelle Wissen zur Erkennung und Behandlung von Frakturen, Luxationen und Luxationsfrakturen sowie Verletzungen von Knorpel, Haut, Sehnen, Muskeln, Gefassen und Nerven des Fusses. Daruber hinaus werden Analysen und Korrekturempfehlungen zu posttraumatischen Pseudarthrosen und Fehlverheilungen systematisch vom Sprungbein bis zum Sesambein abgehandelt. Verschiedene Techniken von Korrekturosteotomien und -arthrodesen, Sehnentransfers, Weichteilbalancierung, Neurolysen und die Rekonstruktion von Knorpeldefekten werden im Literaturvergleich dargestellt....

This book takes the reader step-by-step through routine temporal bone surgeries while maximizing the use of the cadaver tissue. In an effort to improve visual realism, the book provides high-resolution photographs and anatomically accurate illustrations to allow the reader to better appreciate the three-dimensional relationship of the internal constructs of the temporal bone. Special emphasis is placed on describing the latest techniques for cochlear implantation and active middle ear implants. The book is further enhanced by additional links to edited videos of surgical cases and will...

Achieving the best aesthetic results in Mohs and other cutaneous surgery requires proper patient selection, careful surgical technique, and meticulous postoperative care. Yet despite the best efforts of both surgeon and patient, complications may develop, sometimes resulting in suboptimal or objectionable scarring.

Mohs and Cutaneous Surgery: Maximizing Aesthetic Outcomes describes in detail the techniques and procedures that help achieve the most aesthetic results in cutaneous surgery. The book covers wound healing, surgical planning, intraoperative...

• Confidently devise a safe and successful 'plan for the pump run' for patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. This practical guide for perfusionists and other members of the cardiac surgical team provides information on the devices, technology and techniques required for successful bypass of patients with congenital heart defects
• A practical, spiral-bound, go-to reference designed to answer the most frequently-posed questions about bypass for CHD, the surgical treatment of which is often complicated
• Focuses on the latest technology and techniques...

Surgery of the Liver, Bile Ducts and Pancreas in Children, Third Edition describes the modern approach to the diagnosis, management and surgery of childhood conditions of the liver and associated structures. The first edition was recognized worldwide as a landmark publication and helped to establish pediatric hepatobiliary surgery as a discrete subspecialty; the second was expanded to include pancreatic diseases, transplantation and trauma. This third edition is overseen by a new editorial team from two world-leading centers for children s liver surgery: King s College...