Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery

Since publication of the first edition, Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery has attracted wide acclaim for its superb illustrations, clear step-by-step approach, thoroughness and practicality. Progressing from basic information on instruments and principles of tissue handling through to complex techniques, no surgeon of the foot and ankle will want to be without this authoritative text which will aid in their recognition of conditions and provide a suitable method of treatment with the latest surgical techniques. This second edition provides additional information regarding the current techniques of suturing, aseptic and sterile techniques, vascular anatomy, incisional and excisional procedures, cutaneous flaps and grafts as well as reconstructive and plastic surgical techniques. Four new chapters have been added along with numerous new photographs and illustrations. Emphasis is placed on plastic surgery techniques that are applicable on the foot, ankle and lower leg whenever possible. New to this edition * Four new chapters: o Cutaneous anatomy and its surgical implications o Aseptic techniques o Leg ulcer management o Dressings and postoperative care * Text fully updated throughout with extra illustrations for maximum clarity Author Info By G Dock Dockery, DPM, FACFAS, Fellow & Past Board of Directors, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons; Fellow, American College of Foot & Ankle Pediatrics; Fellow, American Society of Podiatric Dermatology; Fellow, American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics; Board Certified in Foot & Ankle Surgery, American Board of Podiatric Surgery; Board Certified in Podiatric Orthopedics, American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine; Chairman of the Board and Director of Scientific Affairs, International Foot & Ankle Foundation for Education and Research; Edmonds, Washington, USA and Mary Elizabeth Crawford, DPM, FACFAS, Fellow, Past Board of Director and President, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons; Fellow, American College of Foot & Ankle Pediatrics; Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, American Board of Podiatric Surgery; Instructor, Department of Foot & Ankle Surgery, Swedish Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Swedish Medical Center, First Hill Campus, Seattle, Washington; Chair, Board of Medical Advisors, International Foot & Ankle Foundation for Education and Research, Edmonds, Washington; Private Practice, Ankle & Foot Clinic of Everett, Everett, Washington, USA Table of Contents: List of contributors Foreword Preface Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Preoperative patient evaluation - G Dock Dockery Chapter 2. Cutaneous anatomy and its surgical implications - Mary E Crawford Chapter 3. Vascular anatomy and its surgical implications- John S Steinberg, Andrew J Meyr, Christopher E Attinger Chapter 4. Surgical principles - G Dock Dockery Chapter 5. Basic instruments and tissue handling - G Dock Dockery Chapter 6. Anesthesia - Mary E Crawford Chapter 7. Aseptic techniques - G Dock Dockery Chapter 8. Hemostatic techniques - Mary E Crawford Chapter 9. Suture materials and techniques - Dennis N Gusman Chapter 10. Wound-healing properties - Mary E Crawford Chapter 11. Digital medical photography - Christopher J Lamy Chapter 12. Excisional techniques and procedures - G Dock Dockery Chapter 13. Biopsy techniques - G Dock Dockery, Bradley W Bakotic Chapter 14. Flap classification and survival factors - Mary E Crawford Chapter 15. V-Y and Y-V plasty - G Dock Dockery Chapter 16. Z and W skin plasty - G Dock Dockery Chapter 17. Advancement and rotational flaps - G Dock Dockery Chapter 18. Transpositional flaps - G Dock Dockery Chapter 19. Skin grafts - Peter A Blume, Jonathan J Key Chapter 20. Autografts, allografts and xenografts in cutaneous surgery - Mary E Crawford Chapter 21. Soft tissue considerations in partial-foot amputations - Gary P Jolly, Thomas Zgonis Chapter 22. The role of microsurgical-free flaps in foot and ankle surgery - Chris E Attinger, Mark W Clemens, Ivica Ducic, Eric B Unger, Lawrence B Colen Chapter 23. The use of local muscle flaps in foot and ankle reconstruction - Chris E Attinger, Mark W Clemens, Mark M Levin, Charles Zelen Chapter 24. Nail and periungual reconstruction - G Dock Dockery Chapter 25. Digital procedures - G Dock Dockery Chapter 26. Foot and ankle benign soft tissue masses - G Dock Dockery Chapter 27. Surgical dressings - Mary E Crawford Chapter 28. Scars - G Dock Dockery Chapter 29. Negative pressure wound threapy in lower extremity reconstruction - Neal M Blitz, John S Steinberg Chapter 30. Surgical complications and their treatments - Mary E Crawford Chapter 31. Leg ulcer management - Carlos A Charles, Anna F Falabella, Adlolfo C Fernandez-Obregon Chapter 32. Dressings and postoperative care - May Leveriza-Oh, Tania J Phillips Index