This two-volume set details step-by-step, integrated diagnosis and management of maxillofacial and associated trauma injuries. It goes beyond the surgical management of head and neck trauma, and covers general management of traumatic injuries, systemic evaluation of the trauma patient, and special considerations addressed when dealing with traumatic injury. With over 80 highly respected contributors and nearly 2,000 images to illustrate injuries and their treatment, this comprehensive text provides all of the information necessary to offer the best care possible to the trauma patient. * Logical organization of topics presents the material in an efficient way for better comprehension and enhanced readability. * Contributors represent not only the specialties associated with oral and maxillofacial surgery, but also different areas of medicine such as anesthesiology, urology and otolaryngology. * Key topics include: * The management of trauma in pediatric and geriatric patients, both of whom suffer a high incidence of injury. * The evaluation and management of neurologic injuries, one of the most significant causes of death from trauma. * Wound healing, airway management, and radiographic evaluation - essential components of effective traumatic injury treatment. * Coverage of shock - its pathophysiology, treatment, and management. * The management of nasal fractures, a controversial and debated topic. PART - Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma - 9996002721, PART - Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma - 9996002780
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
THE trauma set to own:
Don't bother with the 7-volume set by the same author. It covers too many subjects in not enough detail. THIS is THE trauma set to own for the practicing OMF surgeon and residents. There is hardly a question not answered within these large texts. Surgical anatomy is reviewed, the pictures are excellent, it is well written, and it is current. It is a book that you should acquire as one of your first titles while an OMF resident. Useful for ENT and Plastics, as well, but really covers the discipline of OMFS... more info
1991 Ed. Recommended by the Medical Library Association.:
The Previous editon (1991) was recommended in "A Basic List of Recommended Books and Journals for Support of Clinical Dentistry in a Nondental Library" in Bulletin Of the Medical Library Association, July 1997.
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