Atlas of Microsurgical Composite Tissue Transplantation

This new resource offers comprehensive, superbly illustrated coverage of a full range of flap dissection procedures involved in microsurgical transplantation. Each procedure is discussed in detail along with its pearls and pitfalls, advantages and disadvantages, indications, flap dimensions, and surgical anatomy. With the benefit of the Atlas of Microsurgical Composite Tissue Transplantation, readers will expand the range and effectiveness of the autologous tissue transplantation techniques at their disposal. Features: * Offers all of the cohesion and consistency of a single-authored text - while incorporating valuable commentaries on each procedure by one or more experts. Each of these specialists is a leading authority on the procedure in question, and in many cases has been a pioneer in the field of flap dissection. * Organises procedures according to the blood supply source of each type of autologous donor tissue. This allows readers to easily select the most appropriate flap to meet the needs of a particular recipient site. * Provides over 550 outstanding line drawings rendered by a single, highly skilled illustrator. These vividly depict the nuances of surgical anatomy and flap dissection. * Includes a selected reading list for each chapter to facilitate further research. * Details the dimensions of the donor tissue for all procedures, facilitating the planning of the reconstruction effort and appropriate donor site closure.