- Features informative video demonstrations of how to perform a range of procedures
- Contains step-by-step instructions on how to perform a range of critical microsurgery skills
- Covers practical techniques for avoiding regularly encountered pitfalls
This book provides a practically applicable guide on how to develop essential microsurgery skills and successfully perform a range of procedures.
Emphasis is placed within each chapter on equipping the reader with the necessary information to enable them to develop a strong foundational knowledge of every technique covered with clear step-by-step guides on how to perform a range of methodologies. Helpful tips are provided on how to avoid common pitfalls and enhance skill acquisition. Accompanying video material also reinforces the key points detailed. Topics covered include how to develop skills utilizing the porcine model of flap harvesting along with the use of animal models for techniques such as vascular anastomoses, anesthesia, and exposure of relevant recipient vessels.
Microsurgery Manual for Medical Students and Residents is a detailed resource on how to acquire core microsurgery skills, making it an ideal resource for medical students and trainees seeking a resource on how to further develop their skills.
Table of Contents- Organization of the Microsurgical Laboratory
- Standard Microsurgical Instrumental Set
- Basic Principles of Microsurgical Manual Skills
- Microsurgical Suture Technique: End-to-End
- Microsurgical Suture Technique: End-to-Side
- Microsurgical Suture Technique: Nerve Coaptation
- Specifics of Working with an Assistant
- Microsurgeon Learning Curve
- Non-living Artificial Models
- Chicken Thigh and Wing Training Models: Vascular Anastomoses
- Chicken Thigh Training Model: Nerve Repair
- Perforator Flap Model in Chicken
- Maintaining of Animal Welfare
- Rodents Anesthesia
- Carotid Artery and Jugular Vein: Vascular Anastomoses
- Femoral Artery and Vein: Vascular Anastomoses
- Latissimus Dorsi Free Flap Autotransplantation
- Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap Autotransplantation
- Sciatic Nerve Coaptation
- Experimental Reimplantation Models
- Essentials of Swine Housing
- Preoperative Management and Anesthesia
- Exposure of Recipient Vessels
- Latissimus Dorsi Free Flap (LD)
- Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap
- Gracilis Musculocutaneous Flap
- Radial Forearm Flap
- Free Fibula Bone Flap
- Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap (SGAP)
- Superior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap (SEAP Reversed DIEP)
- Experimental Free Flap Autotransplantation
