Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Soft Tissue Surgery Second Edition

Master Soft Tissue Surgery with This Illustrated Guide, 2nd Edition

This book, part of the highly regarded Master Techniques series, is a concise, easy-to-read, lavishly illustrated reference covering key soft tissue techniques in step-by-step detail. Ideal for orthopaedic, plastic, military, and general surgeons, this second edition features a wealth of new content on soft tissue management, how to avoid problems, and how to correct problems as they occur.

Key Features

• New Chapters: Features six new chapters on the keystone flap, management of the composite defect, soft tissue coverage of the spine and pelvis, neuroma management, and targeted muscle re-implantation and advanced prosthetics.
• Up-to-Date Content: Includes new content on the role of biosynthetics and allograft skin substitutes in wound coverage and assessment of skin viability intra-operatively.
• Expert Guidance: Offers expert guidance from world-renowned surgeons with experience in both soft tissue and bone management. It describes preferred techniques in step-by-step detail, including pertinent anatomy, and pearls and tips for improving results.
• Enhanced Visuals: Highlights the concise text with full-color, sequential, surgeon's-eye view intraoperative photographs and drawings by noted medical illustrators.
• Interactive eBook: The bundled interactive eBook edition can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes a variety of enhanced features.
• Clinical Focus: Emphasizes indications and contraindications for specific incisions and methods for flap coverage in cases of soft tissue loss.