This volume represents the state-of-the art in reconstructive surgery of the lower extremity. The editors are assisted by more than 30 well-known experts from major centers in the United States, Asia, and Europe―each revealing new and refined techniques for lower extremity reconstruction.

This comprehensive two-volume set is a book you will refer to repeatedly as you plan the best strategy for dealing with difficult reconstructive problems of the lower extremity. Filled with clinical information, it will help you address both routine and complex cases, ensuring the best functional as well as aesthetic result.

Divided into four parts, Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Extremity begins by summarizing the general principles, evaluation, and management of each type of injury in the lower extremity, as well as the clinical outcome and psychosocial impact of the lower extremity trauma. The second part primarily focuses on soft-tissue reconstruction. Twenty-one commonly used local and free flaps are presented step-by-step in each chapter. One of these flaps, the free anterolateral thigh skin perforator flap has become a workhorse in many centers and is well described by both American and Asian authors. Several other perforator flaps and free-style flaps are also included. The third part primarily focuses on bone and joint reconstruction and management of nonunion, while the fourth part focuses on specialized considerations in lower extremity reconstruction.

Beautifully Illustrated
The educational value of this two-volume work is enhanced by the superb medical illustrations that grace its pages. The high-quality artwork depicts the step-by-step surgical technique for each of the operations that are described.

Two DVDs with Video
Two DVDs with operative videos further demonstrate techniques you will learn.

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Contents

۱ Overview of Lower Extremity Reconstruction
۲ Anatomy and Pathophysiology
۳ Evaluation and Management of Complex Traumatic Injuries
۴ Modern Imaging Studies for Preoperative Evaluation
۵ Timing of Reconstruction of Traumatic Injuries
۶ Management of Soft Tissue Injuries
۷ Management of Above-Knee Orthopedic Injuries
۸ Management of Below-Knee Orthopedic Injuries
۹ Management of Major Nerve Injuries
۱۰ Management of Major Vascular Injuries
۱۱ Recipient Vessels for Lower Extremity Reconstruction
۱۲ Arteriovenous Loops in Free Tissue Transfer
۱۳ Perioperative Management of Soft Tissue Reconstruction
۱۴ Prosthetics
۱۵ Rehabilitation
۱۶ Psychosocial Impact of Lower Extremity disfgurement
۱۷ Reoperation
۱۸ Surgical Outcomes of Type IIIB and IIIC Tibial Fractures
۱۹ Management of Wounds With Vacuum-Assisted Closure
۲۰ The Role of the Locoregional Flap
۲۱ The Role of Free Tissue Transfers
۲۲ Fasciocutaneous Versus Muscle Flap in Soft Tissue Reconstruction
۲۳ The Role of Skin Substitutes
۲۴ Endoscopically Assisted Harvest of Free Muscle Flap and Nerve
۲۵ Free Latissimus dorsi Flap
۲۶ Free Serratus Anterior Flap
۲۷ Free Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap
۲۸ Free Lateral Thoracic Artery Perforator Flap
۲۹ Free Scapular and Parascapular Flaps
۳۰ Rectus Abdominis Flap
۳۱ Free and Local Omental Flaps
۳۲ Free Radial Forearm Flap
۳۳ Free Gracilis Flap
۳۴ Free Vastus Lateralis Flap
۳۵ Free and Local Anterolateral Thigh Flaps: The Asian Experience
۳۶ Free and Local Anterolateral Thigh Flaps: The Western Experience
۳۷ Gastrocnemius Flap
۳۸ Soleus Flap
۳۹ Tibialis Anterior Flap
۴۰ Peroneus Brevis Flap
۴۱ Reversed Sural Artery Flap
۴۲ Extensor digitorum Brevis Flap
۴۳ Medial Plantar Flap
۴۴ Abductor digiti Minimi Flap
۴۵ Pedicled Perforator Flaps
۴۶ Freestyle Local and Free Perforator Flaps
۴۷ Free Partial Muscle Flaps
۴۸ Multiple Flaps
۴۹ Management of Bony defects With Conventional Bone Grafts
۵۰ Management of Bony defects With Vascularized Bone Grafts
۵۱ Management of Bony defects With Bone Transport
۵۲ Reconstruction of Large Bony defects: The Use of Massive Allograft and Bone Morphogenic Protein as Bone Graft Substitutes
۵۳ Management of Bony defects With the Combined Use of Vascularized Bone Flap and Allograft
۵۴ Management of Fracture Nonunions
۵۵ Management of Chronic Osteomyelitis
۵۶ Fundamental Principles of Foot and Ankle Bony Reconstruction
۵۷ Soft Tissue Management of the Knee and Ankle Joint After Arthroplasty
۵۸ Management of Stress Fracture Following Bone Grafting
۵۹ Free Vascularized Fibula Graft
۶۰ Free Vascularized Proximal Fibula for Epiphyseal Transfer
۶۱ Free Vascularized Iliac Graft
۶۲ Free Vascularized Serratus Anterior Rib Flap
۶۳ Orthoplastic Approach to Composite Tissue Loss
۶۴ Lower Limb Functional Reconstruction
۶۵ Local Tissue Transfer for Functional Reconstruction
۶۶ Adjunctive and Secondary Procedures for Functional Improvement
۶۷ Revascularization of the Ischemic Lower Extremity
۶۸ Soft Tissue Management in Complicated Vascular Surgery
۶۹ Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Tumor Resection
۷۰ Reconstruction of Lower Extremity Burns
۷۱ Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle
۷۲ Replantation of the Lower Extremity
۷۳ Reconstruction of Congenital Pseudarthrosis
۷۴ Reconstruction of the Weight-Bearing Heel
۷۵ Reconstruction After Amputation
۷۶ Reconstruction of Lower Extremity Battle Injuries
۷۷ Coverage of Hardware
۷۸ Management of Venous Stasis disease
۷۹ Surgical Correction of Lymphedema
۸۰ Management of Vascular Anomalies