Foot Surgery
Fig. 5.1 Wound breakdown from a skin graft to the sole of the foot after (delayed) foreign body removal and subsequent wound infection Possible reduction in the risk of misunderstandings…
Diagnostic Biopsy Procedures
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Bleeding or haematoma formationa 1–5 % Pain/discomfort/tendernessa 20–50 % Pneumothorax (for trans-thoracic needle biopsy passes)a 1–5 %a Rare significant/serious problems Neural…
Diagnostic Ophthalmic Ultrasound
Chapter 9 Diagnostic Ophthalmic Ultrasound Rudolf F. Guthoff, Leanne T. Labriola, Oliver Stachs For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction Ultrasonography is a pervasive diagnostic tool within medicine. It is…
Macular Dystrophies
Chapter 42 Macular Dystrophies Elliott H. Sohn, Robert F. Mullins, Edwin M. Stone For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction Historically, the term “macular dystrophy” has been used to refer…
Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface
Chapter 21 Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface Jerry Sebag, W. Richard Green, (posthumously)† † W. Richard Green, MD has been first author of this chapter for all previous editions of this book….
Techniques of Scleral Buckling
Chapter 100 Techniques of Scleral Buckling Paul Sullivan For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction While almost any rhegmatogenous detachment can be managed with scleral buckling, there has been a…
Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Disorders
Chapter 40 Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Disorders Kevin Gregory-Evans, Mark E. Pennesi, Richard G. Weleber For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the term used for a…
White Spot Syndromes and Related Diseases
Chapter 76 White Spot Syndromes and Related Diseases Rukhsana G. Mirza, Lee M. Jampol Introduction The white spot syndromes (WSS) are a group of diseases characterized by inflammation and dysfunction…
Fluorescein Angiography: Basic Principles and Interpretation
Chapter 1 Fluorescein Angiography Basic Principles and Interpretation Robert N. Johnson Arthur D. Fu H. Richard McDonald J. Michael Jumper Everett Ai Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr. Brandon J. Lujan For…
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Chapter 107 Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Ian J. Constable, Manish Nagpal For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is the clinical syndrome associated with retinal traction and detachment in…
