Rhinoplasty is a commmon procedure that may be performed by a plastic surgeon or an otolaryngologist specializing in facial plastic surgery.? This is the first issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery to bring together authors who are both plastic surgeons and facial plastic surgeons to share their expertise in performing reconstructive and cosmetic rhinoplasty procedures.

Dr. Paul Klimo, a Neurosurgeon with the Wright-Patterson Medical Center at the Wright-Patterson United States Air Force Base in Ohio guest edits this informative issue on pediatric vascular neurosurgery.? Dr. Klimo and his contributors cover numerous key topics, including normal and abnormal development of the intracranial vascular system, congenital and inherited pediatric neurovascular diseases, diagnosis and management of arteriovenous malformations in children, radiosurgery for pediatric arteriovenous malformations, neurointerventional techniques in children, intracranial cavernous malformations in children, spinal vascular malformations in children, and many more.

A brain-computer interface (BCI) establishes a direct output channel between the human brain and external devices. BCIs infer user intent via direct measures of brain activity and thus enable communication and control without movement. This book, authored by experts in the field, provides an accessible introduction to the neurophysiological and signal-processing background required for BCI, presents state-of-the-art non-invasive and invasive approaches, gives an overview of current hardware and software solutions, and reviews the most interesting as well as new, emerging BCI applications. The book is intended not only for students and young researchers, but also for newcomers and other readers from diverse backgrounds keen to learn about this vital scientific endeavour.

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July's issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine is dedicated to the Runner and guest edited by Dr. Robert Wilder, Associate Professor of PM&R and Medical Director of the Runner's Clinic at the University of Virginia.? Dr. Wilder and a team of expert contributors discuss all aspects of running, including biomechanics and kinematics, flexibility, exertional compartment syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, stress fractures, exercise-associated collapse, and more.? Several chapters focus on special considerations for certain types of runners: children, women, injured runners, and those with osteoarthritis.

Techniques in Hip Arthroscopy and Joint Preservation Surgery is a stunning visual guide to the latest developments in the field. Drs. Jon K. Sekiya, Marc Safran, and Anil S. Ranawat, and Michael Leunig provide a step-by-step, balanced approach-with contributions from an array of North American and international surgeons-to pre-operative planning, surgical technique, technical pearls, management of complications, and post-operative rehabilitation. Surgical videos on DVD and online demonstrate techniques such as surgical hip dislocation for femoracetabular impingement and arthroscopic femoral osteoplasty so you can provide your patients with the best possible outcomes. Access the fully searchable text online at www.expertconsult.com, along with a video library of surgical procedures. Grasp the visual nuances of each technique through full-color surgical illustrations and intraoperative photographs. Watch expert surgeons perform cutting edge procedures-such as complex therapeutic hip arthroscopy using a femoral distractor, arhroscopic synovectomy and treatment of synovial disorders, surgical hip dislocation for femoracetabular important, and arthroscopic femoral osteoplasty-on DVD and online at www.expertconsult.com Find information quickly and easily thanks to the consistent chapter format that includes technical pearls. Not just replacement-preservation!

This issue of the Surgical Clinics of North America will include articles devoted to the following topics: the growth of simulators in surgery; the science of proficiency and competency, running a skills lab; high intensity preparatory simulation training;? assessment and feedback in the skills lab and OR, FLS & FES: comprehensive models of training and assessment; verification of proficiency: a prerequisite for clinical experience; team training: non-traditional surgical competencies; human factors and simulation training; virtual reality devices and environments; simulation in certification; and the future of surgical simulation.

In the past two decades we have seen a surge forward in understanding the genetics and biochemistry underlying many pediatric orthopaedic disorders. A few projects have even progressed into the realm of clinical trials that are primarily aimed at controlling progressive disease. Meanwhile, genomic technology development has outpaced expectations and is enabling gene discovery for disorders that were previously intractable with traditional genetic methods. Included in this latter category are common disorders that display multigenic inheritance, sporadic disorders, and very rare conditions that are difficult to ascertain. Simultaneously, the study of pediatric orthopaedic disorders has been continuously refined and updated, highlighting a number of likely genetic conditions that are as yet unsolved. Molecular Genetics of Pediatric Orthopaedic Disorders updates researchers and clinicians of new developments of pediatric orthopaedic genetics. The chapters inform the audience on the revolution in new genomic methods and the impact this is having on potential study designs and the potential to discover genetic causes of many unsolved orthopaedic conditions. Recent examples have been included of pediatric orthopaedic conditions, both rare and common, that are being solved with these new methods. The book also educates pediatric orthopedic clinicians and geneticists on our understanding of the biology of "classic" genetic diseases that were derived from prior genetic studies. Chapters include biobanks and strategies for studying very rare disorders, genes and pathways causing primordial dwarfism, and notch signaling in congenital scoliosis, and more.

Facial plastic surgeons and plastic surgeons increasingly receive requests for reconstructive and enhancement facial surgery to modify features characteristic of non-Caucasian patients. The goals of these surgeries are not to duplicate caucasian facial features but to modify, enhance, and correct the features within the racial features. Topics in this publication include: Cultural Preservation of the non-Caucasian Face; New Paradigm for Rejuvenating the Aging Non-Caucasian Face; Asian Blepharoplasty; Facial Implants in the Non-Caucasian Face; A New Skin Classification System; Laser Resurfacing for the Non-Caucasian Face; Chemical Peels for the Non-Caucasian Face; Lip Reduction Techniques in the Non-Caucasian Face; Hispanic/Mestizo Rhinoplasty; African Rhinoplasty; Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty; Hair Restoration in the Non-Caucasian Face; Lower Facial Rejuvenation in the Non-Caucasian Face; Upper & Midfacial Rejuvenation in the Non-Caucasian Face; Lower Facial Rejuvenation in the Non-Caucasian Face; Lower Facial Contouring with Botulinum Toxin & Micro-Botox; and Traumatic Rhinoplasty in the Non-Caucasian Nose.

Proposed topics for this issue include: Preoperative Evaluation and Risk Assessment; Surgical Management of Benign Pulmonary Diseases; Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Benign Esophageal Diseases - Diagnosis and Treatment; Surgical Resection for Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly; Postoperative Pain Management in the Elderly; Chemotherapy in the Elderly - Induction and Adjuvant Therapy; Radiation Issues in the Elderly; Quality of Life Issues and Ethical Dilemmas in the Elderly; Areas of Future Research and Studies.

Behavioral neuroscience encompasses the disciplines of neurobiology and psychology to study mechanisms of behavior. This volume provides a contemporary overview of the current state of how ethics informs behavioral neuroscience research. There is dual emphasis on ethical challenges in experimental animal approaches and in clinical and nonclinical research involving human participants.

This issue explores the serious issue of childhood diabetes and obesity, as applied to sports medicine. Guest Editors Danny Mistry and Susan Kirk, both from the University of Virginia Health System, have selected a team of experts to cover the wide spectrum of this epidemic, including a close look at the socioeconomic factors in the development of childhood diabetes and obesity, the role of exercise as prevention of diabetes and obesity, and common injuries in young athletes who are diabetic or at risk of becoming so. It is a crucial issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, as Drs. Mistry and Kirk explain in their preface: "Being able to recognize and treat both the collegiate athlete with Type 1 diabetes as well as the sedentary, obese adolescent at risk for Type 2 diabetes are skills that many will need in the immediate future."

For this issue, Drs. Daniel Lim and Paul Larson at the University of California San Francisco present a collection of papers dedicated to Functional Neurosurgery. They explore topics such as functional neurosurgery orginis of Intraoperative MRI, iMRI safety, anethesia in the iMRI environment, gene therapy, the use of iMRI for cell-based therapy of Parkinson's desease, and more.

Articles in this issue include: Anatomy and Approaches of the Wrist; Chronic Scaphoid Nonunion; External Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Complications of Distal Radius Fractures; Perilunate Dislocations; Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Post Traumatic Malunion of Distal Radius Fractures; Traumatic Problems of The Distal RadioUlnar Joint; Acute Scaphoid Fractures; Distal Radius Fractures; When should we Operate? What is the Evidence? Carpal Bone Fractures; Physical Exam of the Wrist; Closed Management of Distal Radius Fractures; Management of SL injuries.

With the adoption of digital photography on a wide scale and advent of new technologies such as 3-D patient imaging, this is an area that is rapidly changing and of interest to both established and novice facial plastic surgeons. Most surgeons have limited experience with photography prior to starting a practice and need guidance in regard to selecting proper equipment, setting up a portrait studio, and obtaining high-quality standardized series of photos that can be used in presentations and publications. There are also a multitude of issues related to managing the vast amount of data that surgeons are now accumulating.

Topics in this publication include: Camera and lens selection; Setting up a medical portrait studio; Photography consent and related legal issues; Pre- and post-operative portrait photography/standardized photos for various procedures; Pitfalls of nonstandardized photography; Morphing images to demonstrate potential surgical outcomes; Photoshop tools and tricks every facial plastic surgeon should know; Intraoperative photography; Digital asset management; Objective facial photograph analysis using imaging software; Evaluating symmetry and facial motion using 3D videography; Research and clinical applications for 3D imaging.

This issue of the Thoracic Surgery Clinics will cover the following topics: physiology of pleural space, risk factors for prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection, surgical techniques to avoid parenchymal injury during lung resection, intraoperative measures for preventing air leaks, sealants and buttressing materials in pulmonary surgery, postoperative strategies to treat persistent air leaks, the management of chest tubes after pulmonary resection, digital and smart chest drainage systems to monitor air leaks, portable chest drainage systems and outpatient chest tube management, and prolonged air leak after LVRS and in the ventilated patients.

Overview - Bone Defects Caused by High Energy Injuries, Bone Loss, Infected Non Union, Non Union, Physiology of Autografting, ? Background: Viable Bone and Circulation - Factors Required for Survival of Bone Grafts, ? Use of Solid (Tricortical) and Cancellous Bone Graft, Theory of Induced Membrane/Autograft for Bone Defects, Resorbable Membrane for Space Preservation and Graft Containment, Summary of Animal Work on Induced Membrane, Biological Rationale for Intramedullary Canal as Source of Autograft, Clinical Reports, ? Experience with Masquelet Method and RIA IM Autograft for Bone Defects, Experience with RIA IM Autograft and Non Unions, Patient Morbidity RIA Versus ICBG, RIA Graft and ChronOs Community Experience Using RIA Bone Graft, Management of Complicated Clinical Scenarios, ? Difficult Biomechanics and Good Soft Tissues - How to Handle Subtrochanteric Nonunions, Difficult Soft Tissues and Challenging Biomechanics- How to Handle Distal Tibial Nonunions, Management of Bone Loss, Nonunions and Infect

Hypermobility of Joints 4th Edition follows the same format as its successful predecessors. The aim of which was to provide an overview of hyperlaxity of joints and this edition follows that aim by describing the most recent research and new developments in biochemistry, as well as providing practical advice on clinical features and management.

Hypermobility of Joints 4th Edition provides illustrative case histories, a review of hypermobility in the performing arts and sports and an outline of heritable hypermobility syndromes. This book is a valuable reference tool for a wide number of specialties, although it will particularly be of interest to rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons and medical geneticists.

This issue discusses aesthetic reconstruction principles and techniques for the face that has been damaged by disease or trauma. It includes articles on reconstruction of scalp, forehead, eyelid, cheek, nose, and lip defects; endoscopic surgery for the lacrimal duct; prelamination and prefabrication applications; lipofilling; facial transplantation; surgical treatment and radiation therapy for facial skin cancer; and improving outcomes in aesthetic facial reconstruction.

Vascular Anatomy: The Head, Neck and Skull Base; Neurovascular Anatomy of the Brain and Skull; Vascular Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord; Intracranial Collateral Anastomoses - Relevance to Endovascular Procedures; CT Imaging, MR Imaging and Ultrasound; Applications to Endovascular Procedures; Techniques and Devices in Neuroendovascular Procedures; Percutaneous Vertebroplasty; Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling in the Diagnosis of Sellar Neuropathology; Physiological Testing; Balloon Occlusion Testing, and WADA Testing in Neuroendovascular Procedures

This volume of Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery covers some important new developments in functional neurosurgery and endovascular therapy. In the Technical Standards section a variety of topics are considered, including optic pathway gliomas, pineal lesions, cavernous sinus meningiomas and the eternal problem of minor and repetitive head injury. Endovascular treatment of a variety of lesions is now common practice and the state of the art in endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke is reviewed. An appraisal of the evidence on whether there is a place for microsurgical vascular decompression for essential hypertension raises interesting questions. The volume is completed by contributions on neurosurgical treatment of cluster headaches and occipital nerve stimulation.