Written by an interdisciplinary team of experts in ear, nose, and throat trauma; oral and maxillofacial surgery; neurosurgery; and accident surgery, this book is a state-of-the-art manual on the diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic techniques available to manage trauma injuries to the head and neck.
This book features more than 240 illustrations, most in color, and step-by-step discussions of the initial management, evaluation, and examination of the patient, followed by a thorough collection of flow-charts and checklists. In each chapter the authors present the surgical anatomy, pathomechanism and classification, clinical signs and symptoms, functional tests, diagnostic imaging, as well as other appropriate diagnostic measures.
Head and Neck Trauma covers everything from wound management to the latest surgical techniques and their complications. The authors also discuss the medical and technical aspects of trauma management, including antibiotic therapy, grafting and osteosynthesis materials, and the assessment of posttraumatic functional disorders.
This beautifully illustrated reference belongs in every emergency room and trauma center library and is an essential tool for any medical professional treating patients with head and neck injuries.
Table des matières
I Evaluation of Head and Neck Trauma
1 Initial Management
2 Examining the Patient
3 Flow Charts and Checklists
4 General Principles of Trauma
II Diagnostic of Head and Neck Trauma
5 Injuries of the Neurocranium and Craniocervical Junction
6 Diagnosing Injuries of the Skull Base
7 Diagnosing Injuries of the Ear and Lateral Skull Base
8 Diagnosing Injuries of the Facial Nerve
9 Diagnosing Injuries of the Midface
10 Diagnosing Injuries of the Orbit
11 Diagnosing Injuries of the Mandible
12 Diagnosing Dental Injuries
13 Diagnosing Injuries of the Pharynx, Salivary Glands, and Soft Tissues of the Neck
14 Diagnosing Injuries of the Larynx and Trachea
III Therapy of Head and Neck Trauma
15 Principles of Wound Management
16 Treatment of Injuries of the Neurocranium and Craniocervical Junction
17 Treatment of Injuries of the Skull Base
18 Treatment of Injuries of the Ear and Lateral Skull Base
19 Treatment of Injuries of the Midface
20 Treatment of Orbital Injuries
21 Treatment of Injuries of the Mandible
22 Treatment of Dental Injuries
23 Treatment of Injuries of the Larynx, Pharynx, Trachea, Esophagus, and Soft Tissues of the Neck
IV Appendix
24 Antibiotic Therapy
25 Grafting and Osteosynthesis Materials