The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice - as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.
The Unofficial Guide to Surgery:: Core Operations, Second Edition provides a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the most common operations - what they are, why people are listed for surgery, how the surgery is done, post-operative care and possible complications. There are full colour illustrations of every procedure.
This book will be invaluable for medical students and junior doctors and also as a day-to-day reference for professionals.
SECTION 12: ORTHOPAEDICS 77 Dupuytren’s Contracture Release 78 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair 79 Lumbar Spinal Fusion 80 Intervertebral Spinal Discectomy 81 Total Hip Replacement (THR) via the Posterior Approach 82 Wedge Resection of Ingrown Toenail 83 Carpal Tunnel Decompression 84 Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction 85 Total Knee Replacement (TKR) 86 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy 87 Cephalomedullary Femoral Nail (CMN) 88 Lateral Malleolus Lag Screw and Neutralisation Plate 89 Lower Limb Fasciotomy 90 Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) 91 Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasty 92 Medial Malleolus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation With Partially Threaded Screws 93 Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate 94 Tibial Nail
SECTION 13: PLASTICS 95 Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG) 96 Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG) 97 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free-Flap for Breast Reconstruction 98 Local Flap Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects 99 Digital Tendon Repair 100 Nail Bed Injury Repair