Understanding Craniofacial Anomalies
Subtitle: The Etiopathogenesis of Craniosynostoses and Facial Clefting
Contributors: Mark P. Mooney (Editor); Michael I. Siegel (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Wiley-Liss
Published: May 3, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 583
ISBN-13: 9780471387244
Subjects: Congenital diseases & disorders; Neonatal medicine; Otorhinolaryngology (ENT); Plastic & reconstructive surgery; Orthopedics; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Pediatrics; Perinatology & Neonatology; Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial; Science / Developmental Biology; Surgery - General; Abnormalities; Cleft palate; Craniosynostoses; Face; Skull
First sentence: As your knowledge and experience inj morphology (i.e., shape) and dymorphology (i.e., abnormal shape) increase, you will find yourself scrutinizing the craniofacial and somatic morphology of the people around you, noticing subtle and notso-subtle asymmetries, deviations, and abnormalities in everyone.
Description: This comprehensive textbook, edited by world-renowned experts in the field, provides answers to challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of craniofacial anomalies.The book integrates basic science and clinical perspectives, creating a more unified and practical patient centered approach. Organized in a logical, easy-to-follow structure, this reference reviews and presents cutting-edge findings, covering the state of the art in craniosynostosis and facial clefting from molecular, genetic, cellular, tissue, organismic, and populations levels. Using standardized nomenclature and consistent terminology,Understanding Craniofacial Anomalies incorporates the recentexplosion of growth in studying genetic and epigenetic etiologies of syndromes, thereby providing a unique and holistic review of this important topic.