Trauma Care Systems -- Trauma Management -- Trauma Scores -- Response to Major Incidents and Disasters -- Polytrauma -- Anesthesia and Pain Relief in Trauma Patients -- Contemporary Intensive Care Treatment -- Systemic Infections and Sepsis -- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections -- Soft Tissue Injuries -- Compartment Syndrome -- Plastic Surgery in Trauma -- Burn Injury -- Thromboembolosm -- Muscle Injuries -- Tendon Injuries -- Nonunions -- Osteitis -- Pathological Fractures.

All European countries, including those that have recently joined the European Union or are candidates for membership, currently show a clear trend towards an increasing number of accidental injuries. This holds true for a range of injuries, including accidents among the elderly, sports injuries, and trauma due to traffic accidents. The increase in the number of injuries is accompanied by rising expectations among patients, who anticipate good functional results even after serious injuries. Despite these developments, trauma surgery is not yet established as an independent field in all European countries. Against this background, there is a clear need for a book that covers the state of the art in trauma surgery. This volume, which focuses on basics in trauma surgery is intended to help to meet this need. It will also serve to harmonize the practice of trauma surgery within the European Union and to prepare for the UEMS EBSQ trauma surgery.