CHAPTER 32 TRACHEAL, LARYNGEAL, AND OROPHARYNGEAL INJURIES Luis G. Fernandez, Scott H. Norwood, John D. Berne Structural mobility and elasticity are characteristics of the upper airway that make injury to…
CHAPTER 69 CERVICAL, THORACIC, AND LUMBAR FRACTURES Robert L. Tatsumi, Robert A. Hart Spinal column injuries in the United States occur at a rate of 4 to 5.3 injuries per…
CHAPTER 46 NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF BLUNT AND PENETRATING ABDOMINAL INJURIES Matthew J. Martin, Peter M. Rhee BLUNT ABDOMINAL INJURY The evaluation and management of the abdominal cavity in the blunt…
CHAPTER 71 HAND FRACTURES Roshini Gopinathan, Parham A. Ganchi, Mark S. Granick The presence of an opposable thumb separates man from other primates. The hand serves many functions, ranging from…
CHAPTER 83 OXYGEN TRANSPORT Patricio M. Polanco, Mitchell P. Fink, Juan Carlos Puyana, Juan B. Ochoa Unicellular organisms evolved to efficiently harness large amounts of energy from organic molecules (especially…
CHAPTER 67 UPPER EXTREMITY FRACTURES: ORTHOPEDIC MANAGEMENT Robin M. Gehrmann, Virak Tan, Alfred Behrens†, Fractures and dislocations of the upper extremity can vary from benign, requiring minimal intervention, to life…
CHAPTER 40 CARDIAC INJURIES Juan A. Asensio, Luis Manuel García-Núñez, Patrizio Petrone, Dominic Duran, Alexander D. Vara, John S. Weston, Scott B. Gmora, Ara Feinstein, Donald Robinson, Nicholas Namias, Louis…
CHAPTER 64 UPPER EXTREMITY VASCULAR TRAUMA Margaret M. Griffen, Eric R. Frykberg Trauma to the upper extremities can have devastating results. The experience of wartime has taught many lessons about…
CHAPTER 52 SPLENIC INJURIES David H. Wisner, Glenn S. Tse The spleen has had a prominent role in medical theory and practice throughout history. The Greeks and Romans believed that…
CHAPTER 85 THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS Jason L. Sperry, Joseph P. Minei With increasing frequency, patients undergoing surgery have multiple medical comorbidities, not necessarily associated with their…
