Mahida Dhiren. Handbook on Flaps in Crush Injuries of the Hand

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2015. — 180 p. — ISBN: 978-93-5152-641-4.Injury to the hand and fingers is one of the commonest and most frequently encountered emergencies faced by trauma surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, or general surgeons in our industrialized world. The primary purpose of this book, Handbook on Flaps in Crush Injuries of the Hand, is to assist orthopedic surgeons in the care of traumatized patients in the emergency room and deciding the management protocol. This will inspire the reader to further pursue the voluminous classic textbooks, which are a reader’s paradise, once his interest in the intricacies of hand surgery is awakened. Forgoing the often dry recitations, when, where, and how has made this book interesting, readable, and enjoyable manner. The topics are current and the information is highly useful. Various clinical photographs, schematic diagrams, and original illustrations with detailed explanations have made it easy for orthopedic surgeons and even plastic surgeons to carry out the procedure with ease and confidence.Debridement.
Healing by Secondary Intention.
Fasciotomy.
Free Skin Grafts.
Vacuum-assisted Closure.
Local Flaps (Principles and Techniques).
Distant Flaps.
Composite Grafting and Flaps Using Dead Bone as Graft.
Interesting Clinical Cases.
Amputations.
Splints and Fixatures in Crush Injuries.
Microvascular Techniques.