Blood Stitches

Blood Stitches
Author: Erin Fanning
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1616506733

It’s called El Toque de la Luna—The Touch of the Moon. At least that’s how nineteen-year-old Gabby’s older sister, Esperanza, refers to the magical powers she inherited from their Mayan ancestors. Esperanza says women with El Toque weave magic into their knitting, creating tapestries capable of saving—or devastating—the world. Gabby thinks Esperanza is more like touched in the head—until a man dressed like a candy corn arrives at their Seattle home on Halloween. But “Mr. C” is far from sweet... Soon, Gabby and her almost-more-than-friend, Frank, find themselves spirited away to a demon ball, complete with shape shifters—and on a mission to destroy Esperanza’s tapestries before they cause an apocalyptic disaster...And before it’s too late to confess their true feelings for each other.

Primary Knee Arthroplasty

Primary Knee Arthroplasty
Author: Urs Munzinger
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642188168

Primary knee arthroplasty (PKA) has a long history and modern mobile bearing knee implants are successfully implanted worldwide since 1977. Primary Knee Arthroplasty focuses on basic science, personal surgical experiences, clinical, functional and radiographic outcomes of PKA, with special focus on challenging knees such as severe varus and valgus deformities with associated bone defects, fixed flexion deformities, soft tissue contractures, and arthrodesed knees. Patella treatment with or without resurfacing is addressed in great detail. Early criterion-based rehabilitation and the patient’s return to participating in sports are discussed as is the management of prosthetic or surgery related complications. Lavishly illustrated to complement the text, Primary Knee Arthroplasty is a ‘must-have’ for all practicing knee replacement surgeons, orthopedic surgeons in training, orthopedic nurses, and physiotherapists with a special interest in knee arthroplasty. Tips and tricks provided by experienced knee surgeons are indispensable for daily clinical practice.

Compartment Syndrome

Compartment Syndrome
Author: Cyril Mauffrey
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2019-09-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030223310

Compartment syndrome is a complex physiologic process with significant potential harm, and though an important clinical problem, the basic science and research surrounding this entity remains poorly understood. This unique open access book fills the gap in the knowledge of compartment syndrome, re-evaluating the current state of the art on this condition. The current clinical diagnostic criteria are presented, as well as the multiple dilemmas facing the surgeon. Pathophysiology, ischemic thresholds and pressure management techniques and limitations are discussed in detail. The main surgical management strategy, fasciotomy, is then described for both the upper and lower extremities, along with wound care. Compartment syndrome due to patient positioning, in children and polytrauma patients, and unusual presentations are likewise covered. Novel diagnosis and prevention strategies, as well as common misconceptions and legal ramifications stemming from compartment syndrome, round out the presentation. Unique and timely, Compartment Syndrome: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management will be indispensable for orthopedic and trauma surgeons confronted with this common yet challenging medical condition.

Scalpels, Stitches & Scars

Scalpels, Stitches & Scars
Author: John Townsend
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781410913326

Read this history of surgery to find out how scalpels, stitches and scars were a part of medical history. Learn why barbers tried to make people bleed and which group of people used giant ants to seal up wounds. Discover how people in ancient times fixed wounds. Read these real-life stories and fascinating news reports to learn how surgery and medical treatment has changed throughout the years. Eye-catching photographs help you visualize medical treatment and conditions in this painful history of medicine book.

Stitches and Sparks

Stitches and Sparks
Author: E.A. Brady
Publisher: Sandgate East Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

As a nurse, Mia Reed is used to taking care of other people, but now it's her own broken heart that needs a little TLC. After confessing her love to the man of her dreams, he confessed his own feelings—for her younger sister. Unable to bear the pitying looks from everyone she knows, Mia flees to a new town for a clean start, without a man to complicate things. Jesse Murphy, a hot-as-Hades local fighter, is looking to make a fresh start of his own. The killer instinct needed as an MMA fighter has taken the high road out of town, leaving Jesse against the ropes, wondering what comes next. With a long history of short-term flings, romance certainly isn't it. Sometimes, fate has its own plans. On a cold spring night, Mia and Jesse's paths converge in a way neither of them expects, one that could change the course of their lives—if they let it. Try as she might to resist, Jesse's irrepressible nature and his knack for pulling her back into the world, as well as his bed, might be too much for her to withstand. But can Mia risk her fragile heart again? In this clash of hearts, they'll discover that sometimes the toughest fights are the ones most worth winning. Stitches and Sparks is an open-door romance that explores love's resilience, redemption, and the power of second chances. Mia and Jesse's journey will leave you breathless, rooting for their happily ever after.

Crossed By Death

Crossed By Death
Author: ACF Bookens
Publisher: Andrea Cumbo-Floyd
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1952430135

Salvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site. But soon, her discovery sends Paisley on an expedition through history that links this murder to the one that led the previous owners to abandon the building in the first place. And someone doesn’t want her to salvage this story from the wreckage. Can Paisley preserve herself and her young son while also uncovering the stories that matter most?

Mechanisms of Vascular Disease

Mechanisms of Vascular Disease
Author: Robert Fitridge
Publisher: University of Adelaide Press
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1922064009

New updated edition first published with Cambridge University Press. This new edition includes 29 chapters on topics as diverse as pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, vascular haemodynamics, haemostasis, thrombophilia and post-amputation pain syndromes.

Asylum

Asylum
Author: Tamera Lawrence
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2021-03-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150923523X

Like all children living at Rose Hill Asylum, Kyle Hampton wanted freedom from the abusive staff and violent residents. When at nine he was adopted into a loving family, he left his younger brother behind and didn't look back. Twenty-eight years later, his choices have returned to haunt him. Now a family man, Kyle has hidden his true childhood from his wife, only to stir up the past when, as a lark, he revisits the underground tunnels and the abandoned asylum with a friend. A dark figure wants revenge and emerges ready to destroy Kyle and everyone he loves. But Kyle isn't going down without a fight—he's played in the shadows before. Will his childhood, rooted in terror, be what saves him?