Title: Head and neck trauma : an interdisciplinary approach /
Authors: Ernst, Arne, 1958-; Herzog, Michael,; Seidl, Rainer Ottis.
Publisher: Thieme,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Neck Wounds and injuries; Head Wounds and injuries; Craniocerebral Trauma; Neck Injuries; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Abstract: Manual on the diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic techniques available to manage trauma injuries to the head and neck. 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.
Contents: Evaluation of head and neck trauma -- Initial management -- Examining the patient -- Flow charts and checklists -- General principles of trauma -- Diagnostic of head and neck trauma -- Injuries of the neurocranium and craniocervical junction -- Diagnosing injuries of the skull base -- Diagnosing injuries of the ear and lateral skull base -- Diagnosing injuries of the facial nerve -- Diagnosing injuries of the midface -- Diagnosing injuries of the orbit -- Diagnosing injuries of the mandible -- Diagnosing dental injuries -- Diagnosing injuries of the pharynx, salivary glands, and soft tissues of the neck -- Diagnosing injuries of the larynx and trachea -- Therapy of head and neck trauma -- Principles of wound management -- Treatment of injuries of the neurocranium and craniocervical junction -- Treatment of injuries of the skull bone -- Treatment of injuries of the ear and lateral skull base -- Treatment of injuries of the midface -- Treatment of orbital injuries -- Treatment of injuries of the mandible -- Treatment of dental injuries -- Treatment of injuries of the larynx, pharynx, trachea, esophagus, and soft tissues.