Synopsis
Fully updated for a new edition, this landmark work provides a comprehensive approach to microsurgical anatomy and the details involved in harvesting vascularized tissue from multiple body donor sites. The new edition includes 22 recently developed donor sites and harvesting procedures, including perforator flaps based on the deep inferior epigastric artery, superior and inferior gluteal arteries, thoracodorsal artery, lateral circumflex femoral artery, and many others. More than 700 colorful illustrations and step-by-step guidance for designing and harvesting surgical free flaps makes the book easy to understand and use. The authors offer authoritative perspectives on clinical indications, as well as advantages and disadvantages, of donor sites.
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Review
"Clearly written with lifelike drawings...should accompany microvascular surgeons on their reconstructive quest...[updated and enlivened]...with useful and well articulated information. Challenges...will be easier to overcome with this atlas in hand."--Doody's Book Reviews
Clearly written with lifelike drawings...should accompany microvascular surgeons on their reconstructive quest...[updated and enlivened]...with useful and well articulated information. Challenges...will be easier to overcome with this atlas in hand.--Doody's Book Reviews
From the Back Cover
This new second edition of the best-selling "Atlas of Microvascular Surgery" is updated with the latest information on harvesting, fabricating, and dissecting vessels in all areas of the body. It features coverage of 45 donor sites with thorough review of anatomy and potential anatomic variations; step-by-step instructions for 110 techniques for flap harvesting and fabrication, including many of the perforator flap harvesting details; and descriptions for 39 procedures for exposure of recipient site vessels.
Highlights of the second edition: More than 650 color illustrations, including 115 new drawings, provide a visual guide to anatomy and possible variations Clear descriptions of 110 different flap-harvesting techniques, from planning and designing to harvesting surgical free flaps Discussion of perforator flaps based on the deep inferior epigastric artery, superior and inferior gluteal arteries, thoracodorsal artery, and lateral circumflex femoral artery Insightful review of the clinical indications for, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of, using specific donor sites helps the surgeon to approach each dissection with confidence Easy-to-reference organization according to upper extremity, lower extremity, trunk, and head and neck
All plastic and reconstructive surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, neurosurgeons, and residents in these specialties will benefit from the wealth of information in this landmark book.
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