The Hand is thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon’s-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by noted medical illustrators.

The Hand covers:

• Techniques in step-by-step detail
• Indications and contraindications
• Pitfalls and potential complications
• Pearls and tips for improving results

Contents

1. Open Reduction & Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Tubular Bones of the Hand
2. Closed Pinning & Bouquet Pinning of Fractures of the Metacarpals
3. Surgical Treatment of the Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx
4. Hemi-hamate Resurfacing
5. Volar Plate Arthroplasty for Treatment of Acute & Chronic Fracture
6. Corrections of Nonunions & Malunions of the Tubular Bones of the Hand
7. Dynamic External Fixation for the Fracture
8. Surgical Treatment of Acute & Chronic Incompetence of the Thumb
9. Surgical Treatment of Fractures of the Thumb Metacarpal Base
10. Fixation of Fractures in the Child's Hand
11. Pollicization for Congenital Hypoplasia of the Thumb
12. Release & Reconstruction of Digital Syndactyly
13. Reconstruction of the Duplicated Thumb
14. Transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy
15. Opponensplasty Options for Median Nerve Deficit
16. Ulnar Nerve Paralysis
17. Repeat Decompression of the Medial Nerve at the Wrist
18. Repair of Flexor Tendon Lacerations in Zone II
19. Repair of the Jersey Finger
20. Centralization of the Extensor Tendon for Acute & Chronic Subluxation
21. Staged Flexor Tendon & Pulley Reconstruction
22. Free Tendon Grafting for Acute & Chronic Flexor Incompetence
23. The Toe-to-Hand Transfer
24. Local Flaps for Coverage of Finger-tip Tissue Loss
25. Microsurgical Repair of Soft Tissue Deficits of the Upper Extremity
26. Coverage of Tissue Deficits in the Hand with Pedicled Flaps
27. Amputation With & Without Digital Transposition
28. Reconstruction of the Partially Amputated Thumb
29. Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
30. Small Joint Fusions
31. Reconstruction for Boutonniere Deformity
32. Swan-neck Deformities
33. Rheumatoid Thumb Deformity
34. Ruptured Finger Extensors
35. Subtotal Palmar Fasciectomy
36. Decompression & Lavage for Suppurative Flexor Tenosynovitis

Index

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