BookDawn LaPorte, MD, Professor Department of Orthopadic Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Summary: "Hand surgery emerged as a specialty due to advances in treatment of hand injuries incurred during World War II. Synopsis of Hand Surgery by distinguished hand surgeon Dawn LaPorte reflects the approach championed by the late American surgeons Sterling Bunnell and Norman Kirk: multidisciplinary care is key to optimal treatment of bone and soft tissue conditions in the hand and wrist. The book features contributions from an impressive group of hand and upper extremity surgeons and radiologists"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Anatomy and Approaches / Jessica Hawken and Aviram M. Giladi
History and Examination of the Hand / Carson F. Woodbury and Laura Lewallen
Radiographic Anatomy / Molly Vora and Laura Lewallen
Advanced Imaging / Laura M. Fayad and Jonathan Samet
Electrodiagnostic Studies / Anthony F. Colon, Michael S. Shear, and Aviram M. Giladi
Fractures, Dislocations, and Ligament Injuries of the Hand / Richard Samade and Hisham Awan
Carpal Fractures and Dislocations / Kevin O'Malley, Jay L. Mottla, and Michael W. Kessler
Fractures and Dislocations of the Distal Radius and Ulna / Eric Schafer, Benjamin K. Gundlach, and Jeffery N. Lawton
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex and Distal Radioulnar Joint Pathology / Cory Lebowitz and Jonas L. Matzon
Osteoarthritis of the Wrist and Hand / Brittany Homcha and Kenneth F. Taylor
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies / Laura Lewallen, Hannah C. Langdell, and Scott D. Lifchez
Tendinitis, Tendinosis, and Dupuytren's Contracture / Noah Raizman
Infection / R. Timothy Kreulen and Dawn LaPorte
Flexor Tendon Injury, Repair, and Reconstruction / Nicole Schroeder
Extensor Tendon Injury, Repair, and Reconstruction / Viviana Serra López, Adnan N. Cheema, and David Bozentka
Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Repair and Reconstruction / Suresh K. Nayar and John Ingari
Nerve Palsies and Tendon/Nerve Transfers for Injuries at or Distal to the Elbow / Roshan T. Melvani and Aviram M. Giladi
Compression Neuropathies / Tyler Pidgeon, Samir Sabharwal, and Erica Taylor
Soft Tissue Reconstruction : Hand and Upper Extremity
Vascular Pathology of the Hand and Upper Extremities, including Kienbock's Disease / Ariel Williams and Lauren Lee Smith
Digital Replantation and Revascularization / Alexandra Tilt and Mitchell A. Pet
Compartment Syndrome / Eric Lukosius and Kenneth F. Taylor
Tumors of the Hand / Samir Sabharwal and Sophia Anne Strike
Congenital Conditions of the Upper Extremity and Hand
Fractures of the Pediatric Hand / James S. Lin and Julie B. Samora.