Peripheral Nerve Lesions

Professsor Penkert: Assistant of Prof.Millesi, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Vienna-University. Chief Resident of Prof.Samii,Nordstadt Hospital Hannover. PD Dr. Fansa: Medical Education in Germany and Canada; Lecture in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Hexal-Award in 1999; well known for reserach and peripheral nerve basic science and surgery.

I General Considerations in Nerve Surgery.- 1 Historical Development of Peripheral Nerve Surgery.- 2 Anatomy and Histological Reaction of Traumatized Nerves.- 3 Clinical Presentation of Nerve Lesions.- 4 Scientific Outlook.- II Specific Types of Nerve Lesioins.- 5 Entrapment Syndromes.- 6 Trauma-Related Limb Nerve Lesions.- 7 Facial Nerve.- 8 Nerve Tumors.- 9 Pain Related to Nerve Trauma.- III Muscle and Tendon Transfer in Peripheral Nerve Lesions.- 10 Muscle and Tendon Transfer.- 11 Transfers for Functional Reconstruction.- 12 Principles of Free Neurovascular Muscle Transplantation.- 13 Intramuscular Neurotization.- References.

From the reviews:

"This dual-author book stretches to 190 A4 size pages and contains 359 high quality illustrations and operative photographs. It covers all the relevant surgical issues concerning peripheral nerve surgery. ... a valuable text for many orthopaedic, reconstructive plastic and neurological surgeons. ... The index ... has been extremely well done and therefore the high quality contained within the text is also accessible. The book would be a valuable addition to all departmental libraries and ... will be kept close at hand by many practising surgeons." (P. J. Hamlyn, Acta Neurochirurgica, Vol. 147 (8), 2005)