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The celebrated "Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics and Traumatology Series", published under the auspices of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), is now available as an 8-volume paperback set, allowing you to access the information you require, at the right price. In the 45 articles of this volume, 90 distinguished European specialists describe the techniques to manage fractures, dislocations, congenital anomalies and other pathologies affecting the pelvic ring and hip. Total hip replacement, revision surgery and amputation are covered. Variations, complications, clinical results and indications are discussed. The surgical techniques are described step by step and illustrated by more than 900 drawings and photographs.

"The celebrated Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics and Traumatology Series", published under the auspices of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), is now available as an 8-volume paperback set, allowing you to access the information you require, at the right price. This volume includes 34 articles written by 61 distinguished European specialists who address the different approaches to the spine and the major techniques for management of spinal injuries and pathologies. The surgical techniques are described step by step and illustrated by more than 600 drawings and photographs. Variations of the techniques are discussed, as well as complications and clinical results.

European Practice in Gynaecology and Obstetrics is a series of books published under the auspices of EBCOG. In each volume, the specialist will find a review of basic science, recent concepts in pathophysiology, clinical aspects, imaging, treatment and unresolved problems or controversies, and up-to-date references. The management of cervical cancer has evolved greatly over the past 20 years. Above all, screening and treatment of pre-invasive lesions have allowed a significant decrease in the incidence of cervical cancer in developed nations. Although clinical examinations and staging are most important in assessing lesions, MRI and the laparoscopic approach now offer a more precise evaluation of the locoregional spread of the disease and of the main prognostic factors upon which the increasingly specific therapeutic indications depend. Major therapeutic advances in stages I and II have also made it possible to preserve fertility to obtain better results by associating radiation and chemotherapy. This progress is the fruit of the work of international teams, many of them European, but is based on screening and diagnoses by individual physicians throughout the world. Invasive Carcinoma of the cervix, the first book in the EPGO collection, presents the current status and practices in managing this pathology.

European Practice in Gynaecology and Obstetrics is a series of books published under the auspices of EBCOG. In each volume, the specialist will find a review of basic science, recent concepts in pathophysiology, clinical aspects, imaging, treatment and unresolved problems or controversies, and up-to-date references. This book aims to update residents in practice in obstetrics and gynaecology, fellows in reproductive medicine, as well as practicing gynaecologists and endocrinologists on the most recent developments in ovulation induction. Leading experts from many different European countries describe the indications for ovulation induction and ovarian stimulation; the available protocols using not only conventional, but also the newest pharmaceutical agents, such as recombinant gonadotrophins and GnHR antagonists. They also review the potential risks (ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, multiple pregnancy and cancer) associated with these treatment modalities as well as the strategies to prevent them. The implications in this book are very important for achieving more effective as well as safer ovulation induction protocols.

The celebrated "Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics and Traumatology Series", published under the auspices of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), is now available as an 8-volume paperback set, allowing you to access the information you require, at the right price. In this volume, the major techniques in orthopaedic hand surgery are addressed in 61 articles written by 73 distinguished European specialists. Techniques are described step by step and copiously illustrated (over 1000 drawings and photographs). Variations of the techniques are discussed, as well as complications and clinical results. Indications are provided when necessary for the choice of treatment.

In each section there will be a description of preoperative and postoperative measures and of conservative treatments for the various conditions. Each section also contains a brief description of the surgical procedure. The book is written for those medical and paramedical people who are called on to see, assess and treat patients with conditions of the hand and upper extremity. These professionals include physiotherapists, occupational therapists and hand surgeons; those in rehabilitation medicine, Rheumatologys and Pain Management Personnel. There is no other one volume text of this size which covers this wide field in such a clear, didactic and illustrated fashion.

Il volume offre un'analisi approfondita e dettagliata del suicidio, un fenomeno di non semplice definizione, del quale si va acquisendo tuttavia una sempre più chiara coscienza scientifica, sia per quanto riguarda i suoi aspetti psicologici e neurobiologici, sia in relazione al complesso interscambio con il substrato sociale che concorre a determinarne le caratteristiche e l'espressione. Gli autori, esperti di fama internazionale, evidenziano la natura multidisciplinare del suicidio, descrivendolo da una prospettiva epidemiologica, psicopatologica e strettamente psicobiologica (biochimica, neuroenaocrmologica, genetica) nelle diverse età della vita e in differenti condizioni ambientali. La riflessione su questi temi ha condotto all'elaborazione di protocolli di gestione, valutazione e trattamento che hanno l'obiettivo di intervenire in modo puntuale ed efficace sui pazienti con condotte suicidarie.