Published December, 2011
By Antonino Gullo, Hendrick K.F. Van Saene, Luciano Silvestri, Miguel A. de la Cal, Hendrick K.F. Saene and Miguel A. Cal
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In the recent years, in fact, five new randomised controlled trials and five new meta-analyses demonstrate that selective decontamination of the digestive tract [SDD] is an antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent severe infections of not only lower airways but also of blood.

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Published December, 2011
By Gunther Schlag and Heinz Redl
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In this book current knowledge of the pathophysiology of shock, sepsis and multi organ failure is presented. Therapy must proceed from profound knowledge of the multi variant physiological events in order to influence shock, sepsis and organ failure.

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Published December, 2011
By Franz Freuler, David Le Vay, Hans-Rudolf Henche, Robert W. Jackson, Manfred Jauch, Erwin Morscher, Jörg Holder, Franz K. Freuler and Joerg Holder
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Rapid developments in this successful diagnostic and operative technique have called for a new edition of Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint. Here, too, the problems and possible complications of arthroscopic surgery relevant to the individual techniques are dealt with in detail.

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Published December, 2011
By M. E. Muller, Rigmor Texhammar, Christopher Colton, F. Baumgart, J. Buchanan, J.A. Disegi, R. Hertel, A. Murphy, S.M. Perren, M.E. Muller, E. Schwab, S. M. Perren and J. A. Disegi
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Published December, 2011
By Harald Tscherne and Joseph Schatzker
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This book contains the proceedings of an historic sympo sium, the first joint symposium of the Austrian, German and Swiss Trauma Associations and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association of North America.

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Published December, 2011
By Michel Postel, Marcel Kerboul, Jaques Evrard, Jean Pierre Courpied and R. Brueton
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Postel, Kerboul, Evrard, Courpied, and their coauthors take a completely objective attitude in describing the progress achieved in total hip replace ment with reference to their own experience over the last 20 years.

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Published December, 2011
By H. Michael Mayer, Mario Brock, Klaus Weigel and H.Michael Mayer
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . LOUIS (With 4 Figures) . . . . . . . . . 3 . UNGETHUM (With 4 Figures) . 13 . FUHRMANN (With 9 Figures) . 23 . Intradiscal Implants in 1989: Concepts and Possibilities J . SHEPPERD (With 4 Figures) . 35 . BAQUEY (With 2 Figures) . 39 . SHEPPERD (With 6 Figures) . RAY (With 5 Figures) .

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Published December, 2011
By H. Michael Mayer, Michael Mayer and Mario Brock
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Percutaneous lumbar discectomy is a new surgical method for treating lumbar disc diseases. The first International Symposium on Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy, held in Berlin in August 1988, covered all current procedures known as "percutaneous discectomy" and the entire range of percutaneous techniques, both clinical and experimental.

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Published December, 2011
By Rudolf Likar, Reinhard Sittl, Gunther Bernatzky and G Nther Bernatzky
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Zur Palliativmedizin gehoert neben der psycho-sozialen und spirituellen Begleitung eine Schmerztherapie, die sich an der Art der Schmerzen sowie der sozialen Umgebung der Patienten orientiert.

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Published December, 2011
By Walter Blauth, Joachim Hassenpflug and W. Blauth
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