Widely recognized as the gold standard reference in the field, Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, 8th Edition, provides complete coverage of the surgical and nonsurgical management of the full range of upper extremity conditions. In a clearly written and well-illustrated format, it contains both foundational content for residents and fellows as well as new approaches, case-based controversies, and outcomes-based solutions for practitioners. Drs. Scott W. Wolfe,  William C. Pederson, Scott H. Kozin, and Mark S Cohen, along with new, international contributing authors, provide expert perspectives and preferred methods for all aspects of today’s hand, wrist, and elbow surgery.

• Contains thoroughly revised and updated indications and techniques to treat the full spectrum of upper extremity disorders.
• Highlights the latest advances and approaches, such as wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery, nerve transfer techniques, tendon transfer and tendon avulsion repairs, skin grafting techniques, and more.
• Offers nearly 140 innovative and high-resolution videos (۹۹ are NEW) that provide real-life, step-by-step guidance on key procedures.
• Provides state-of-the-art information on wrist arthritis, hand trauma, new arthroplasties, targeted muscle reinnervation, wrist instability surgeries, fracture management, rehabilitation, congenital disorders, orthotic interventions, and more.
• Includes newly updated, high-resolution illustrations, images, and photos throughout.
• Presents case-based controversies and unique solutions, plus current views on what works and what does not, based on recent science and outcome measures.

Review

The most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on hand, wrist, and elbow surgery

Contents

۱ Anesthesia
۲ Acute Infections of the Hand
۳ Chronic Infections
۴ Dupuytren Disease
۵ Extensor Tendon Injury
۶ Flexor Tendon Injury
۷ Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges
۸ Dislocations and Ligament Injuries of the Digits
۹ The Perionychium
۱۰ The Stiff Finger
۱۱ Treatment of the Osteoarthritic Hand and Thumb
۱۲ Wrist Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty
۱۳ Carpal Instability
۱۴ The Distal Radioulnar Joint
۱۵ Distal Radius Fractures
۱۶ Fractures of the Carpal Bones
۱۷ Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy
۱۸ Fractures of the Distal Humerus
۱۹ Fractures of the Radial Head
۲۰ Fractures of the Proximal Ulna
۲۱ Disorders of the Forearm
۲۲ Complex Traumatic Elbow Dislocation
۲۳ Chronic Elbow Instability
۲۴ Treatment of the Stiff Elbow
۲۵ Elbow Tendinopathies and Tendon Ruptures
۲۶ Elbow Arthroscopy
۲۷ Total Elbow Arthroplasty
۲۸ Compression Neuropathies
۲۹ Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome
۳۰ Nerve Repair
۳۱ Tendon Transfers for Median, Radial and Ulnar Nerve Palsy
۳۲ Spasticity: Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury
۳۳ Tetraplegia
۳۴ Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury
۳۵ Embryology of the Upper Extremity
۳۶ Deformities of the Hand and Fingers
۳۷ Deformities of the Thumb
۳۸ Malformations of the Wrist and Forearm
۳۹ Arthrogryposis
۴۰ Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
۴۱ Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in Children
۴۲ Replantation and Transplantation
۴۳ The Mangled Upper Extremity
۴۴ Nonmicrosurgical Coverage of the Upper Extremity
۴۵ Free Flaps to the Hand and Upper Extremity
۴۶ Vascularized Bone Grafting
۴۷ Toe-to-Hand Transplantation
۴۸ Thumb Reconstruction
۴۹ Digital Amputations
۵۰ Major Limb Amputations and Prosthetics
۵۱ Compartment Syndrome and Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture
۵۲ Management of Venomous Injuries
۵۳ A Practical Guide for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Acute Stage and Late Stage
۵۴ Factitious Disorders
۵۵ Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies
۵۶ Tendinopathy
۵۷ The Burned Hand
۵۸ Skin Tumors of the Hand and Upper Extremity
۵۹ Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
۶۰ Vascular Disorders of the Hand