Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, edited by Maria Siemionow and Marita Eisenmann-Klein, is the latest in a long line of highly valued texts found in the Springer Specialist Surgical Series. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery brings an up-to-date compreh
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Other titles in this series include: Vascular Surgery, edited by Davies & Brophy, 2006 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, edited by Fielding & Hallissey, 2005 Neurosurgery: Principles and Practice, edited by Moore & Newell, 2004 Transplantation Surgery, edited by Hakim & Danovitch, 2001
Maria Z. Siemionow and Marita Eisenmann-Klein (Eds.)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery With 476 Illustrations
Maria Z. Siemionow, MD, PhD, DSc Professor of Surgery Director of Plastic Surgery Research Head of Microsurgery Training Department of Plastic Surgery Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH USA
Marita Eisenmann-Klein, MD Director Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, affiliated with Regensburg University Regensburg Germany
ISBN 978-1-84882-512-3 e-ISBN 978-1-84882-513-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84882-513-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009928839 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
It is a pleasure to introduce a new specialist surgery series textbook entitled Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. When I was approached to edit this book, I realized that it would be a tremendous task and asked Dr. Marita Eisenmann-Klein, from Regensburg, Germany, to serve as coeditor. The reason for inviting Dr. Eisenmann-Klein was her important role as Deputy General Secretary of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery and the intention, to have an international approach and divide the book into chapters where the best experts from different continents and countries would present their contributions. The 52 chapters in this book are divided into eight subcategories of topics and are outlined in the following order: Part I – General Principles presents physiology and wound healing, immunology of tissue transplantation, anesthesia, and critical care. Part II – General Surgical Techniques presents principles of wound repair,
