Atlas of amputation surgery
The book, written by an experienced orthopedic surgeon, is an atlas that describes all extremity amputations. The line drawings are of excellent quality, and the accompanying descriptive text is concise and well written. However, the author appears to assume that everything possible to save the extr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Thieme Medical Pub.
1987
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Add Tag | Summary: | The book, written by an experienced orthopedic surgeon, is an atlas that describes all extremity amputations. The line drawings are of excellent quality, and the accompanying descriptive text is concise and well written. However, the author appears to assume that everything possible to save the extremities (e.g., revascularization) has been done and gives limited attention to the management of sepsis in the role of open amputations. Furthermore, the subject of revascularization to reduce the level of the amputation site is not addressed |
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| Physical Description: | x, 230 pages illustrations 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographies and index |
| ISBN: | 9780865771253 0865771251 |
Atlas of amputations and limb deficiencies surgical, prosthetic, and rehabilitation principles