Overview

Written by an outstanding hand surgeon, this volume of our Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series presents all the information residents need during hand and wrist surgery rotations or services. It can easily be read cover to cover during a rotation or used for quick reference before a patient workup or operation. The user-friendly, visually stimulating format features ample illustrations, bulleted lists, boxes, and tables. Coverage begins with hand and wrist anatomy and movement and proceeds to specific deformities, diseases, and injuries. Chapters are organized according to the venue in which disorders are usually first encountered-outpatient clinic or emergency department.

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Author:   James R. Doyle ,  Paul Tornetta, MD, III ,  Thomas A. Einhorn
Publisher:   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Imprint:   Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9780781751469

ISBN 10:   0781751462
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   21 September 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

SECTION I: BASIC ANATOMY Anatomy 11.1 Surface Anatomy 1 1.2 Systems Anatomy 7 1.3 Terminology of Movement 13 SECTION II: OUTPATIENT CLINIC Congenital Deformities 14 Tumors 37 Dupuytren's Disease 64 Infections 78 Tenosynovitis and Epicondylitis 88 Entrapment Neuropathies 987.1 Median Nerve 98 7.2 Ulnar Nerve 106 7.3 Radial Nerve 111 SECTION III: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Anesthesia 116 Charles L. McDowell and Kevin Cunningham Hand Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations 128 Dislocation and Ligament Injuries 144 Carpal Injuries 15811.1 Carpal Fractures 158 11.2 Carpal Instabilities and Fracture-Dislocations of the Carpus 169 Tendon Injuries 17912.1 Flexor Tendon 179 12.2 Extensor Tendon 190 Nerve Injuries 208 Amputations 226 Compartment Syndrome 242 Injection Injuries 250 Index 253

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