Handbook of Burns Volume 2 Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
The second edition of this volume has been updated with chapters on scar treatment using laser, microneedling, tissue engineering, adipose tissue and lipofilling. It compiles the perspectives of a multi-author team, examining the entire spectrum of burn r
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Handbook of Burns Volume 2
Lars-Peter Kamolz • Marc G. Jeschke Raymund E. Horch • Markus Küntscher Pavel Brychta Editors
Handbook of Burns Volume 2 Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Second Edition
Editors Lars-Peter Kamolz Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz Graz Austria Raymund E. Horch Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery University Hospital of Erlangen Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen Germany
Marc G. Jeschke Ross Tilley Burn Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto ON Canada Markus Küntscher Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Krankenhau Berlin Germany
Pavel Brychta Department of Burns & Reconstructive Surgery Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic
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Preface
Severe burn injuries are maybe not the most common injuries occurring on a daily basis; however, it is estimated that within North America approximately 300,000–500,000 patients are hospitalized annually due to a burn-related injury and that worldwide approximately 500,000– 1,000,000 people die due to a burn-related injury. Once a burn injury has occurred, it is one of the most severe forms of any injury, inducing a complex cascade of various responses including inflammatory, hypermetabolic, immune, as well as infectious responses. These responses interact with each other and are extremely complex and difficult to treat
