Section 1: General principles and techniques
Section editors: Simon Kay, David McCombe, and Daniel Wilks
1.1:General principles and techniques, Simon Kay and David McCombe
1.2:Tissue healing, Gus McGrouther
1.3:Infections, Donald Dewar
1.4:Structure and function of the skin, Mark Goodfield
1.5:Vascular anatomy, Amanda Murphy, Steven F. Morris, and G. Ian Taylor
1.6:Anaesthesia, Chetan Srinath and Alan Yates
1.7:Skin grafts, Siobhan O'Ceallaigh and Mamta Shah
1.8:Skin flaps, Donald Dewar
1.9:Microsurgery, David McCombe and Wayne Morriso
1.10:Benign skin conditions and tumours, Rajib Rahim and Graham Stables
1.11:Non- melanoma skin cancer and premalignant conditions, Barbara Jemec and Gregor B. E. Jemec
1.12:Pigmented lesions and melanoma including premalignant conditions, Michael Henderson, John Spillane, David Gyorki, and Christopher McCormack
1.13:Wound dressings, David Stewart
1.14:Sarcoma, Ian M. Smith and Vinay Itte
1.15:Vacscularized composite allotransplantation, Daniel Wilks and Simon Kay
Section 2: Burns surgery
Section editor: Jeremy Rawlins
2.1:Mechanisms of burn injury: thermal, chemical, electrical, and radiation , Ravi F. Sood and Nicole S. Gibran
2.2:The burned patient: physiology and pathology, Fiona Wood and Keith Judkins
2.3:Adult thermal burns, Jeremy Rawlins and Isabel Jones
2.4:The burnt child, Suzanne Rea and Sian Falder
2.5:Electrical injury and burns and their management, David C.G. Sainsbury and Joel Fish
2.6:Chemical burns, Alexandra Murray
2.7:Cold-induced injury to the skin and deep tissues, Marc-James Hallam, Johann A. Jeevaratnam, Christopher H.E. Imray, and Tania Cubison
2.8: Radiation injury to the skin and deep tissues, Johann A. Jeevaratnam, Marc-James Hallam, and Tania Cubison
Section 3: Nerve surgery
Section editors: Simon Kay, Mikael Wiberg, and Andrew Hart
3.1:Surgical anatomy and physiology of the intact peripheral nervous system including cranial nerves
3.1.1:Macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the peripheral nervous system, Lev N. Novikov and Mikael Wiberg
3.1.2:Blood supply of the peripheral nerve, Andrew Hart
3.1.3:The Schwann cell, Paul J. Kingham and Mikael Wiberg
3.1.4:Physiological requirements for action potential conduction, sensory awareness, and motor control, Staffan Johansson
3.1.5:Tactile sensory control of the human hand, Roland S. Johansson and Per F. Nordmark
3.2:Neurobiology of injury (compression, traction, laceration) and repair, and grading of injuries, Andrew Hart
3.3:Clinical features of nerve injuries and their diagnosis
3.3.1   :Clinicopathological correlates with theoretical grades, Robert Bains and Simon Kay
3.3.2   :Tinel-Hoffman sign, Simon Kay
3.3.3   :Neurophysiological assessments for peripheral nerve injury, Arup Mallik
3.3.4   :Adult brachial plexus injury, Simon Kay and Robert Bains
3.3.5   :Brachial plexus injury in the child, Robert Bains and Simon Kay
3.4:Surgical management of the divided nerve and nerve grafts and transfers
3.4.1:Surgical management of the divided nerve, Duncan A. McGrouther
3.4.2:Nerve grafts and transfers, Robert Bains and Simon Kay
3.5:Hand therapy after peripheral nerve injury, Birgitta Rosén and Christina Jerosch-Herold
3.6:Chronic postsurgical pain and complex regional pain syndrome, Lesley A. Colvin and Sebastian Bourn
3.7:Compression or mechanical neuropathy
3.7.1:Pathophysiology, Andrew Hart
3.7.2:Compression neuropathies, Lars B. Dahlin and Niels Thomsen
3.7.3:Thoracic outlet syndrome, Anna Barnard and Simon Kay
3.8:Mass lesions of the peripheral nervous system, Thomas J. Wilson, Carlos E. Restrepo and Robert J. Spinner
Section 4: Upper limb
Section editors: Vivien Lees and James Haeney
4.1   :Clinical assessment and imaging of the upper limb, Anuj Mishra
4.2   :Anthropological, behavioural, and cultural characteristics of the human hand, James Haeney
4.3   :Applied biomechanics of the hand, wrist, and forearm , Vivien Lees
4.4   :Soft tissue infections of the hand and upper limb, Sophie Collier and Barbara Jemec
4.5   :Dupuytren's disease, Richard Milner
4.6   :Soft tissue reconstruction of the hand, David Elliot
4.7   :Microsurgical reconstruction of the upper limb, Alex E. Hamilton
4.8   :Hand therapy, rehabilitation, and rehabilitation following tendon injury, Fiona Peck
4.9   :Amputations, Robert Winterton
4.10   :Fractures of the hand and wrist, David J. Shewring
4.11   :Ligamentous injuries of the hand and wrist, Carlos Heras-Palou
4.12   :Osteoarthritis of the wrist and hand, Manu Sood
4.13   :Soft tissue inflammatory disorders of the hand, Sohail Akhtar
4.14   :Inflammatory arthritis of the hand and wrist, Peter Burge
4.15   :The flexor tendons, Fortune Iwuagwu
4.16   :The extensor tendons, Sanjib Majumder
4.17   :Tendon transfers in the hand and wrist, Cath Hernon
4.18   :Reanimation in the upper limb: free functioning and pedicled muscle transfer, Simon Kay
4.19   :Pain syndromes, David Elliot
4.20   :Embryology of the upper limb, Wee-Leon Lam and Megan G. Davey
4.21   :Management of children's hand disorder, Grainne Bourke, Ian Grant, and Gill Smith
4.22   :Traumatic injury to the child's hand, David McCombe
4.23   :Upper limb spasticity, Paul McArthur
4.24   :Soft tissue swellings of the hand and upper limb, Vikram Devaraj
4.25   :Bone lesions in the upper limb and hand, Geoffrey Hooper
4.26   :Systemic disorders reflected in the hand, Stewart Watson
Section 5: Lower limb
Section editor: Umraz Khan
5.1 :Classification of lower limb trauma, Umraz Khan
5.2 :Principles of acute management of lower limb trauma, Michael Kelly
5.3 :The devascularised limb, Kaz M.A. Rahman and Shehan Hettiaratchy
5.4 :Management of soft-tissue loss without microsurgery, Thomas C. Wright
5.5 :Microvascular cover in the lower limb: indications and timing, flap types, and technique, Zoran M. Arnez
5.6 :Management of bone loss, Mark Jackson
5.7 :Lower limb replantation, Moazzam N. Tarar and Ata Ul Haq
5.8 :Amputations in the lower limb, Umraz Khan and Alan Gordon
5.9 :Lower limb trauma outcome measures: limb salvage and amputation, David Wallace
5.1:Lower limb osteomyelitis, Umraz Khan
5.11:Management of congenital limb deficiency, Fergal Monsell
5.12:Orthopaedic management of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, Fergal Monsell
5.13:How the foot and ankle works (mechanics of the foot), Ian Winson
5.14:The skeletal consequences of meningococcal septicaemia, Fergal Monsell
Section 6: Craniofacial and cleft
Section editors: Hiroshi Nishikawa, Felicity V. Mehendale, and David C.G. Sainsbury
6.1   :Classification of craniofacial anomalies, Jagajeevan Jagadeesan and Hiroshi Nishikawa
6.2   :Embryology of craniofacial skeleton, Mark S. Lloyd
6.3   :Genetics of craniofacial anomalies, Andrew O.M. Wilkie
6.4   :Assessment of patients with craniosynostosis, Nicholas White
6.5   :Non-syndromic craniosynostosis, Christian Duncan and Hiroshi Nishikawa
6.6   :Syndromic craniosynostosis, Stephen Dover and Martin Evans
6.7   :Hypertelorism and orbital dystopia, Aina V.H. Greig and David J. Dunaway
6.8   :Orofacial clefts: embryology, epidemiology, and genetics, David R. FitzPatrick
6.9   :Classification, evaluation, and management of the neonate with a cleft, David C.G. Sainsbury
6.10   :Primary management of cleft lip and palate, Jason Neil-Dwyer
6.11   :Outcome assessment in cleft lip and palate surgery , Marc C. Swan, Conrad J. Harrison, and Tim E.E. Goodacre
6.12   :Secondary surgery in the cleft lip and palate, Peter D. Hodgkinson
6.13   :Velopharyngeal dysfunction, David C.G. Sainsbury, Caroline C. Williams, and Felicity V. Mehendale
Section 7: Maxillofacial trauma
Section editor: Lachlan M. Carter
7.1   :Assessment of the maxillofacial patient: maxillofacial trauma and ATLS®, Christopher J. Mannion
7.2   :Fractures of the mandible, Lachlan M. Carter
7.3   :Zygomatic complex fractures, A. Nicholas Brown
7.4   :Orbital fractures, Trevor Teemul
7.5   :Fractured nasal bones, A. Nicholas Brown
7.6   :Management of midface fractures: maxilla, Jiten D. Parmar and Lachlan M. Carter
7.7   :Frontal sinus and nasoethmoidal injuries, Nabeela Ahmed, Lachlan M. Carter, and Rabindra P. Singh
7.8   :Sequencing of panfacial fracture repair by, Jiten D. Parmar and Lachlan M. Carter
7.9   :Introduction to orthognathic surgery, the assessment of facial disproportion, and orthognathic treatment planning, Claire Bates, Trevor Hodge, Christopher J. Mannion, and Lachlan M. Carter
7.10   :First and second branchial arch anomalies, Claire Bates, Trevor Hodge, and Lachlan M. Carter
7.11   :Common orthognathic procedures, Claire Bates, Christopher J. Mannion, and Lachlan M. Carter
Section 8: Head and neck surgery
Section editor: Maniram Ragbir
8.1   :The head and neck multidisciplinary team, Kristian Sørensen
8.2   :Anatomy and embryology of the head and neck, Charles Y.Y. Loh and Christopher G. Wallace
8.3   :Tumours of the oral cavity, Jonathan A. Dunne and Paolo L. Matteucci
8.4   :Tumours of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx , Isma Z. Iqbal, Anusha Balasubramanian, and Vinidh Paleri
8.5   :Tumours of the larynx, Mark Puvanendran and Vinidh Paleri
8.6   :Tumours of the thyroid gland, Ramesh Gurunathan and Vinidh Paleri
8.7   :Tumours of the salivary glands, James Wokes and Neil McLean
8.8   :Tracheostomy, Peter Kalu and Maniram Ragbir
8.9   :Assessment and management of metastatic neck disease, Vinidh Paleri and Maniram Ragbir
8.10   :Scalp, forehead, and calvarium reconstruction, Kaz M.A. Rahman
8.11   :Eyelid reconstruction, Mogdad Alrawi
8.12   :Lip reconstruction, David C.G. Sainsbury
8.13   :Cheek reconstruction, Matthew Potter
8.14   :Nasal reconstruction, Michael D. Kernohan and Kelly Thornbury
8.15   :Reconstruction of the pharynx, Jonathan Pollock and Maniram Ragbir
8.16   :Reconstruction of the mandible and maxilla , Douglas G. Bryant, Alex P. Jones, and Maniram Ragbir
8.17   :Anatomy and physiology of the facial nerve and aetiology of facial nerve palsy, Onur Gilleard and Kallirroi Tzafetta
8.18   :Management of facial nerve palsy, Omar A. Ahmed and Richard Chalmers
8.19   :Radiology of the head and neck, Ivan Zammit-Maempel
8.20   :Adjuvant therapy for head and neck cancers, Charles Kelly
Section 9: The chest and breast
Section editors: Rodney Cooter, Nicola R. Dean, and Kieran Horgan
9.1   :Embryology and development of the chest wall and breast, Quoc Lam
9.2   :Deformities of the chest, Harvey Stern
9.3   :Surgical anatomy of the breast, Amy E. Jeeves
9.4   :Congenital deformities of the breast, Michelle L. Lodge
9.5   :Preoperative imaging for autologous breast reconstruction, Mark Ashton and Iain Whitaker
9.6   :Breast malignancy: diagnosis and management, Kieran Horgan, Barbara Dall, Rebecca Millican-Slater, Russell Bramhall, Fiona MacNeill, David Dodwell, Indu Chaudhuri, and Sebastian Trainor
9.7   :Breast reconstruction: patient assessment, Nicola R. Dean
9.8   :Tissue expander and implant breast reconstruction, Melissa A. Mueller, Emily G. Clark, and Gregory R.D. Evans
9.9   :Latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction, Mark A. Lee
9.10   :TRAM flap breast reconstruction, Janek S. Januszkiewicz
9.11   :DIEP Flap breast reconstruction, Mark Ashton
9.12   :Alternative flaps for microsurgical breast reconstruction, Hinne A. Rakhorst
9.13   :The tissue-engineered breast, Wayne Morrison
9.14   :Management of complications of microvascular abdominal flap breast reconstruction, Marc A.M. Mureau
9.15   :The nipple-areolar complex, Garry Buckland
9.16   :Ancillary considerations in breast surgery, Emily G. Clark, Melissa A. Mueller, and Gregory R.D. Evans
9.17   :Anaesthesia and analgesia considerations in breast surgery , Glenda Rudkin and Sarah Gardiner
9.18   :Measuring outcomes in plastic surgery of the breast, Nicola R. Dean, Rod Cooter, and Andrea L. Pusic
Section 10: Abdomen
Section editor: Andrew Fleming
10.1   :Functional anatomy of the abdominal wall, Kezia Echlin
10.2   :The open abdomen, Omar A. Khan, Emma Rose McGlone, and Marcus Reddy
10.3   :The principles of complex abdominal hernia repair, Kezia Echlin and Andrew Fleming
10.4   :Local and free flap abdominal wall repair, Jonathan W.G. Lohn and Martin J.J. Vesely
10.5   :Necrotizing fasciitis of the abdomen, Anthony Barabás and Andrew Fleming
10.6   :Functional anatomy of the pelvis and gluteal region, Donald Hudson and Sean Moodley
10.7   :Pilonidal disease, Kezia Echlin and Andrew Fleming
10.8   :Pressure ulcers, Donald Hudson and Sean Moodley
10.9   :Perineal reconstruction following anorectal excision, Alexandra Crick
10.10:Vulval and vaginal reconstruction, Lucy Cogswell
Section 11: Urogenital surgery and gender dysphoria
Section editor: Oliver Fenton
11.1   :Hypospadias, Simon Wharton, Khurram Khan, and David Coleman
11.2   :Bladder exstrophy and epispadias: functional and surgical challenges, Dan Wilby and Dan Wood
11.3   :Penile reconstruction, Giulio Garaffa and David J. Ralph
11.4   :Disorders of sex development: surgical challenges, Dan Wood
11.5   :Gender reassignment, Oliver Fenton
Section 12: Cosmetic surgery
Section editors: Nigel Mercer and Mark Soldin
12.1   :Psychological assessment, Nichola Rumsey and Nicole Paraskeva
12.2   :Avoiding patient dissatisfaction: the consultation, preoperative preparation, and postoperative care, Nigel Mercer and Mark Soldin
12.3   :Lasers and flashlamps in the treatment of skin disorders, Richard J. Barlow
12.4   :Botulinum toxins, Sherina Balaratnam, Sami Stagnell, and Tamara W. Griffiths
12.5   :Lipomodelling, John Dickson and Nigel Mercer
12.6   :Fillers and dermabraisive therapies, Brett Archer
12.7   :Treatment of large and ptotic breasts, Adam Searle, Albert de Mey, and Christophe Zirak
12.8   :Hair restoration, Nagham Darhouse and Greg Williams
12.9   :Periorbital, lower face, and neck, Norman Waterhouse, Naresh Noshi, Niall Kirkpatrick, and Lisa Brendling
12.10   :Primary aesthetic rhinoplasty, Lucian Ion
12.11   :Modification of the facial skeleton in aesthetic facial surgery, Paul Johnson and David Tighe
12.12   :Gynaecomastia, John Dickson and Nigel Mercer
12.13   :Treatment of small breasts and inverted nipples, Marion Grob and Elliott Smock
12.14   :Asymmetry of the breast, Farida Ali
12.15   :Abdominal wall anatomy, Nicholas Wilson Jones
12.16   :Anatomy, physiology, and pathology of body fat, Isabel Teo and Mark Soldin
12.17   :Abdominoplasty, Christopher Abela and Mark Soldin
12.18   :Liposculpture, Marco Gasparotti, Isabel Teo, Andrea Maria Florio, Davide Lazzeri, and Mark Soldin
12.19   :Buttock augmentation, Lina Triana and Mildred Martínez Millán
12.20   :Aesthetic surgery of the genitalia, Maleeha Mughal and Mark Soldin
12.21   :Bariatric surgery, Alberic Fiennes
12.22   :Upper trunk and breast surgery after massive weight loss, Mohammed Akhavani and Mark Soldin
12.23   :Lower body lift and abdominal surgery after massive weight loss, Dirk F. Richter and Nina Schwaiger
12.24   :Thigh lift, Anthony Barabás and Mark Soldin
12.25   :Brachioplasty, Charles J. Bain and Mark Soldin
12.26   :Aesthetic surgery of the leg, Athanasios Papas and Mark Soldin
12.27   :The ageing breast, Donald Hudson
Section 13: The legal, ethics, and behavioural components of plastic surgery
Section editor: Simon Kay
13.1   :The ethics of gender reassignment surgery, Oliver Fenton
13.2   :Psychological consequences of the birth of a child with a congenital hand anomaly, Maggie Bellew
13.3   :Psychological assessment of cosmetic surgery patients, Maggie Bellew
13.4   :Factitious injury and related conditions, Simon Kay and Maggie Bellew
13.5   :Legal aspects of consent to treatment and the nature of malpractice claims in the United Kingdom, Mark Ashley
13.6   :Consulting with children, Simon Kay and Maggie Bellew