Functional and aesthetic reconstruction of burned patients /
[Book]
edited by Robert L. McCauley.
Boca Raton :
Taylor & Francis,
2005.
xiii, 579 pages :
illustrations ;
28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Properties of the Skin -- Wound Healing -- Principles in the Management of Acute Burns -- Management of Electrical Injuries -- Chemical Burns -- Reconstructive Needs of the Burn Patient -- Anesthesia for Reconstructive Burn Surgery -- Skin Grafts -- Skin Substitutes -- Microsurgical Free Tissue Transfer in Burn Reconstruction -- Principles of Tissue Expansion -- Management of Pigmentation Challenges in Burn Patients -- The Etiology and Management of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids Following Thermal Injury -- Lasers in the Treatment of Post-Burn Scars -- Evaluation of the Burned Face -- Reconstruction of the Burned Scalp -- Burns of the Skull and Scalp and Their Clinical Management -- Role of Micrografts and Minigrafts in Burn Reconstruction -- Reconstruction of the Eyelids -- Reconstruction of Cheek Deformities -- Reconstruction of the Burned Nose -- Reconstruction of the Burned Ear -- Reconstruction of the Upper Lip -- Reconstruction of the Lower Lip and Chin -- Correction of Cervical Burn Scar Contractures -- Correction of Soft Tissue Defects of the Back and Shoulders -- Reconstruction of Axillary Contracture -- Reconstruction of the Burned Breast and Nipple-Areolar Complex -- Reconstruction of Chest Contractures -- Reconstruction of Truncal Burns -- Reconstruction of the Perineum and Genitalia -- Management of the Acutely Burned Hand -- Comprehensive Rehabilitation for the Burned Hand -- Finger Lengthening of the Burned Hand.
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Comprehensively examines the reconstructive issues faced in the treatment of burn survivors and thoroughly reviews key principles in the care of thermal, chemical, and electrical injuries -- clearly demonstrating new and effective techniques for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of burn patients.