The second edition of this detailed guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common plastic surgery emergencies includes updated clinical information on the most common emergency situations. This book gives first-year plastic surgery residents the basic skills they need to progress in their training and ultimately be successful in their practice. Key Features of the Second Edition: New chapter covering sternal wounds Easy-to-follow color diagrams demonstrating key procedures and full-color photographs for rapid diagnosis Plastic Surgery Emergencies is an indispensable resource for clinicians, residents, and trainees in plastic surgery. It is also ideal for all emergency room personnel, including ER physicians, physicians' assistants, and nurse practitioners, as well as family practice physicians.

• Plastic Surgery Emergencies: Principles and Techniques
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword from the First Edition
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 Wound Management
• 2 Anesthesia and Wound Closure
• 3 Pressure Sores
• 4 Bite Wounds
• 5 Burns and Frostbite
• 6 General Assessment and Management of Facial Trauma
• 7 Facial Lacerations
• 8 Orbit and Zygoma Fractures
• 9 Nasal and Naso-Orbital-Ethmoid (NOE) Fractures
• 10 Frontal Sinus Fractures
• 11 Mandibular Fractures
• 12 Examination of Hand Injuries
• 13 Anesthesia and Splinting of the Hand and Wrist
• 14 Hand and Wrist Fractures and Dislocations
• 15 Hand Infections and Injection Injuries
• 16 Hand and Forearm Tendon Injuries
• 17 Hand Vascular Injuries and Digit Amputations
• 18 Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injuries
• 19 Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome
• 20 Postoperative Evaluation of Free Flap Reconstructions
• 21 The Postoperative Aesthetic Patient
• 22 Sternal Wounds
• Index