This volume includes all procedures and practices relating to the selection of organ donors, removal of organs, preservation and allocation for a successful transplantation. The improving preservation solutions as well as the improving survival rates of transplant patients should make it a useful book on all aspects of transplantation. The chapters are divided into four sections: donor conditioning and surgery; organ preservation; allocation and logistics; ethics and legislation in organ donation. The growing awareness of the need for organ donation and adaptation of laws, as well as the increasing efforts of the transplantation organizations to stimulate organ donation, makes this text a timely publication. This book is aimed at medical specialists in any hospital involved, or potentially involved, in organ procurement, transplant co-ordinators and administrators, transplant surgeons, nephrologists and other organ specialists and researchers. The chapters on surgical techniques are illustrated with original artwork by Bernard Tardieu.

In this updated edition of the German-language title "Neue Techniken - Kniechirugie", Professor Paessler, an experienced knee surgeon, provides a state-of-the-art survey of the field. In doing so he describes, among other techniques, how to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), perform ACL revision surgery, manage a recent posterior cruciate ligament tear, treat cartilage lesions with microfracturing, reattach/replace detached cartilage fragment, perform a dome high tibial osteotomy. Professor Paessler is author of more than 150 publications (books and journals) and editor-in-chief of the "European Journal of Sports Traumatology and Related Research". This is an important resource for all trauma and orthopaedic surgeons and trainees.

The purpose of this book is to contribute to basic and clinical medical research on cochlear implants for inner ear malformation and cochlear nerve deficiency. Cochlear implantation for children is performed worldwide, and the outcomes concerning speech and hearing acquisition are epoch-making. However, there are some difficulties associated with applying this operative treatment to patients who have complicated inner ear malformations or cochlear nerve deficiencies that have slowed the development of their speech, hearing, and/or sense of balance. The first part of the book outlines the fundamental aspects of inner ear maldevelopment to facilitate readers' understanding of cochlear implantation from the point of view of embryology, morphology, and genetics. In turn, the second part describes current clinical cases and presents successful clinical reports. The book offers a primary resource for otolaryngologists, neurologists, and pediatricians with an interest in this field.

This volume provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on surgical procedures performed on the cirrhotic patient. The text explains the underlying pathophysiologic alterations in liver disease and cirrhosis, provides assessment of disease severity and risk factors, and helps to predict potential outcomes based on the nature of the operation. Operations discussed in detail include bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, hepatic surgery, kidney transplantation, gynecological procedures, neurosurgical procedures, and ophthalmic surgery. The book is also supplemented with instructive color illustrations and tables. Written by experts in the field, Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient is a valuable, multidisciplinary resource for clinicians who treat the cirrhotic patient. With a Foreword by Thomas E. Starzl, the father of liver transplantation.

1 Die Press-Fit-Verankerung.- 2 Indikation, Technik und Ergebnisse der konischen Schraubpfanne bei Primar-und Revisionseingriffen.- 3 Keramik-Polyethylen versus Metall-Polyethylen - Eine in vivo-Analyse.- 4 Keramische Pfanneneinsatze fur totalen Huftgelenkersatz.- 5 Mittelfristige Ergebnisse mit der Keramik-Gleitpaarung in der Huftendoprothetik.- 6 Werkstoffkundliche Aspekte zum UHMW-Polyethylen.- 7 Muller-Bogenschaft-Prothese - Langzeitergebnisse mit vollstandiger Datenerfassung..- 8 Verankerungsprinzipien des Exeter-Schaftes.- 9 Der Lubinus-Schaft.- 10 CLS-Multicenterstudie - 11jahrige Erfahrungen.- 11 Konische Schaftverankerung bei zementfreien Huftendoprothesen.- 12 Die CHENDO-Femurprothese - Trabekular orientiertes Endoprothesensystem.- 13 Bionik als Grundlage eines trabekular orientierten Endoprothesensystems.- 14 CL. ESKA-Stiele/Endoprothesen.- 15 Die Druckscheibenprothese - Fruhergebnisse bei Patienten mit Arthritis.- 16 Zementfreie Schaftverankerung der Individualprothese..- 17 Axis-Stufenschaft.- 18 Die ESKA-Schenkelendoprothese Cut zur inneren metaphysaren Fixation.- 19 Resultate nach zementfreier Implantation des BiContact-Huftendoprothesengeradschaftes.- 20 Robotik am Huftgelenk - Das Robotersystem Robodoc.- 21 Computerassistierter Einbau von Huftprothesenschaften mit dem CASPAR-System.- 22 Erste Erfahrungen mit dem Surgigate-System von Medivision bei der Implantation der Huftpfanne.- 23 Erste Erfahrungen aus der klinischen Testung der computerassistierten Pfannenpositionierung bei der Implantation von Huft-Total-Endoprothesen mit dem NavitrackTM-System.- 24 Computergestutzte Prothesenauswahl und Implantationskontrolle.

Scaffold bone replacements are a safe and effective way to cure bone abnormalities, and porous scaffolds can be manufactured using additive manufacturing technology. When scaffolds are implanted in a damaged location, they quickly connect to the host tissue and integrate, stimulating bone production and development. The qualities of porous titanium must be matched to the properties of human bones (i.e., age, sex, and hormones). Using subtractive manufacturing, it is extremely difficult to create the complicated porous structure necessary for the desired characteristic. The Handbook of Research on Advanced Functional Materials for Orthopedic Applications highlights current research pertinent to the orthopedic applications of additive-produced scaffolds in order to consider the latest breakthroughs in the synthesis and multifunctional applications of scaffolds. Covering key topics such as tissue, additive manufacturing, and biomaterial, this major reference work is ideal for industry professionals, engineers, researchers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students.

The technological capacity to transform biology - repairing, reshaping and replacing body parts, chemicals and functions - is now part of our lives. Humanity is confronted with a variety of affordable and non-invasive 'enhancement technologies': anti-ageing medicine, aesthetic surgery, cognitive and sexual enhancers, lifestyle drugs, prosthetics and hormone supplements. This collection focuses on why people find these practices so seductive and provides ethnographic insights into people's motives and aspirations as they embrace or reject enhancement technologies, which are closely entangled with negotiations over gender, class, age, nationality and ethnicity.

The Orthopedic Examination. Evaluation of the Child with Extremity Pain. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Child Abuse. Developmental Orthopedics. Caring for the Child with Motor Delay. Congenital and Related Defects of the Skeleton. Abnormalities of Skeletal Growth. Sports Injuries in Children. Spinal Disease in Childhood Musculoskeletal Trauma. Evaluating the Child with Arthritis. Index.

This thesis focuses on a novel radio-guided surgery technique for complete tumor resections. It describes all aspects of the intraoperative probe, as well as testing and simulation of the novel technique. The presentation develops the technique from the initial idea to realistic feasibility studies that have been the subject of a press release of the American Society of Nuclear Medicine. Just a year after completing this work, the technique has now been tested for the first time on a meningioma patient, confirming all of the predictions made in this thesis.

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of the-art guide and review of ultrasound applications for children and infants with surgical problems. It is meant as a single source to provide information about sonographic application, interpretation and technique for a diversity of pediatric surgical care providers, making it a useful tool for the ultrasound novice as well as the more advanced ultrasonographer. Sections address initial obstacles faced by a physician starting with ultrasound such as the scanning techniques, underlying anatomy and normal sonographic findings. The initial chapter provides an introduction and basic overview about ultrasound theory and techniques. Subsequent chapters focus on specific body parts and systems and their disease processes as it pertains to pediatric and neonatal patients. The text also includes a chapter on abdominal trauma and its evaluation with the FAST (focused abdominal sonography for trauma) exam. Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound in Pediatric Surgery serves as a useful resource for a broad spectrum of pediatric care providers, including a growing number of ultrasound users, surgeons and pediatricians alike.

This book fills the gap between the increasing demand for epilepsy surgical experience and limited training facilities in this area. It comprehensively describes surgical techniques, including tricks and pitfalls, based on the author's 30 years of experience, providing optimal and effective training for young neurosurgeons by avoiding learning by trial and error. Moreover, it also includes useful information for epileptologists and other professionals involved in the epilepsy surgical program to allow them to gain a better understanding of possibilities and limitations of epilepsy surgery.