Lower Extremity Soft Tissue and Cutaneous Plastic Surgery 2/e

Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery,2/e


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.








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