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Osteomyelitis of the Jaws [electronic resource] /edited by Marc M. Baltensperger, Gerold K. H. Eyrich.

by Baltensperger, Marc M [editor.]; Eyrich, Gerold K. H [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.Description: online resource.ISBN: 9783540287667.Subject(s): Medicine | Emerging infectious diseases | Otorhinolaryngology | Head -- Surgery | Pathology | Surgery | Medicine & Public Health | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Head and Neck Surgery | Otorhinolaryngology | Infectious Diseases | PathologyDDC classification: 617.522059 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Osteomyelitis of the Jaws: Definition and Classification -- Diagnostic Imaging – Conventional Radiology, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Diagnostic Imaging – Scintigraphy -- Diagnostic Imaging – Positron Emission Tomography, Combined PET/CT Imaging -- Pathology of Osteomyelitis -- Microbiology -- Osteomyelitis Therapy – General Considerations and Surgical Therapy -- Osteomyelitis Therapy – Antibiotic Therapy -- Osteomyelitis Therapy – Hyperbaric Oxygen as an Adjunct in Treatment of Osteomyelitis of the Jaws -- Osteomyelitis of the Temporomandibular Joint -- Case Reports.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: “Osteomyelitis of the Jaws” is the first textbook of its kind covering exclusively all aspects of this challenging disease. A clear classification of osteomyelitis of the jaws is provided. Clinical presentation and diagnosis are meticulously described and illustrated. Radiological imaging from conventional radiographs to CT, MRI and PET diagnosis are outlined for all types of osteomyelitis of the jaws. Pathology and Pathophysiology of this disease are described in a clear way. All therapeutic modalities from surgery to antibiotic and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are comprehensively outlined and discussed. Each type of Osteomyelitis of the jaws are additionally described and illustrated in case reports giving this book a very practical approach to the subject.
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Osteomyelitis of the Jaws: Definition and Classification -- Diagnostic Imaging – Conventional Radiology, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Diagnostic Imaging – Scintigraphy -- Diagnostic Imaging – Positron Emission Tomography, Combined PET/CT Imaging -- Pathology of Osteomyelitis -- Microbiology -- Osteomyelitis Therapy – General Considerations and Surgical Therapy -- Osteomyelitis Therapy – Antibiotic Therapy -- Osteomyelitis Therapy – Hyperbaric Oxygen as an Adjunct in Treatment of Osteomyelitis of the Jaws -- Osteomyelitis of the Temporomandibular Joint -- Case Reports.

“Osteomyelitis of the Jaws” is the first textbook of its kind covering exclusively all aspects of this challenging disease. A clear classification of osteomyelitis of the jaws is provided. Clinical presentation and diagnosis are meticulously described and illustrated. Radiological imaging from conventional radiographs to CT, MRI and PET diagnosis are outlined for all types of osteomyelitis of the jaws. Pathology and Pathophysiology of this disease are described in a clear way. All therapeutic modalities from surgery to antibiotic and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are comprehensively outlined and discussed. Each type of Osteomyelitis of the jaws are additionally described and illustrated in case reports giving this book a very practical approach to the subject.

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