State-of-the-art solutions to restore hand function in patients with difficult hand ailments

The intricate balance of the intrinsic and extrinsic soft tissue structure and bony scaffold of the hand, coupled with 31 articulating services in the hand and wrist, can lead to significant surgical challenges. Providing surgeons with technical pearls to overcome these challenges is the primary focus of Problems in Hand Surgery: Solutions to Recover Function by internationally renowned hand surgeons Michael W. Neumeister and Michael Sauerbier, and an impressive group of contributors.

Organized by 29 sections and 90 chapters, this comprehensive book focuses on secondary hand surgeries to optimize hand form and function in patients with challenging trauma- and disorder-related hand issues. Among the many topics addressed are problems associated with nonunion, malunion, dysvascular limbs, trauma-related degenerative changes, stiffness, tendon dysfunction, joint disruption, nerve injury, neuropathy, vasospasm, fractures, and osteoarthritis.

Key Highlights

• Unique approaches for stiff fingers, recurrent cubital tunnel and ulnar neuropathy, suboptimal bone healing/avascular necrosis in the hand and wrist, and more
• High-quality videos provide insightful guidance on various surgical techniques
• Over 1,100 color illustrations and preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative images help readers visualize the steps involved in each operative procedure

The extraordinary clinical tools in this step-by-step surgical resource will help orthopaedic surgery residents and experienced orthopaedic and plastic surgeons manage difficult cases and achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Contents

Part I: Problems with Nailbed Repairs
Part II: Problems with Trigger Release
Part III: Problems with Dupuytren’s Disease
Part IV: Problems with Flexor Tendon Repair
Part V: Problems with Extensor Tendon Repair
Part VI: Problems with Vasospasm
Part VII: Problems with Compression Neuropathy
Part VIII: Problems with Nerve Repair
Part IX: Problems with Nerve Palsy
Part X: Sarcoma
Part XI: Problems with Soft Tissue Coverage
Part XII: Problems with Nonarticular Phalanx Fractures
Part XIII: Problems with Articular Phalanx Fractures
Part XIV: Problems with Metacarpal Fractures
Part XV: Problems with Basilar Joint Osteoarthritis
Part XVI: Problems with Metacarpal Phalangeal Osteoarthritis after Implant Arthroplasty
Part XVII: Problems with Interphalangeal Osteoarthritis
Part XVIII: Problems with Infection in the Thumbs, Fingers, and Wrist
Part XIX: Problems with Replantation
Part XX: Problems with Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Part XXI: Problems with Scaphoid Fractures
Part XXII: Problems with Scapholunate Instability
Part XXIII: Problems with the Lunotriquetral Joint
Part XXIV: Problems after Partial Wrist Fusions
Part XXV: Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Part XXVI: Problems with Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears
Part XXVII: Problems with Ulnar Impaction
Part XXVIII: Problems with Distal Radial Ulnar Joint
Part XXIX: Problems with Distal Radius Fractures