Disorders of the Hand: Volume 1: Hand Injuries

by Ian A. Trail, Andrew N.M. Fleming

Overview

Disorders of the Hand describes the techniques for diagnosis applicable to the various disorders of the hand and how evidence based findings influence clinical practice. Treatment options including surgery are discussed in detail and clinical pearls are given in every chapter.

Hand injuries are comprehensively covered in this first of four volumes, while hand reconstruction, nerve compression, inflammation and arthritis, swelling and tumours, congenital hand defects and surgical techniques are included in the book's three sister volumes.    

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447165538
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	12/05/2014
Edition description:	2015
Pages:	474
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

A Injury

• Blood vessels
• Nerves
• Tendons – flexor

extensor

• Skin cover
• Fractures – distal interphalangeal joint and distal phalanx

proximal interphalangeal joint and middle phalanx metacapophalangeal joint and proximal phalanx,

carpo-metacarpal joint and metacarpal

carpo bones excluding scaphoid and distal radius.

• Instability – thumb and finger instability

carpal instability

distal radioulnar joint instability

B.Reconstruction

• Nerve – nerve reconstruction

tendon transfer

• Tendons – extensor

flexor

• Bone – malunion/non-union of the digits

scaphoid non-union

distal radius malunion

• Instability - thumb and the digits

chronic instability of the fingers and thumb

carpal instability

C. Nerve Compression

• Carpal tunnel
• Ulna nerve of the elbow
• Ulna nerve in the hand
• Radial nerve compression

D. Inflammation

• Tendon inflammation of the wrist
• Tendon inflammation of the thumb
• Tendon inflammation of the fingers including trigger finger

E. Inflammation and Osteoarthritis

• Osteoarthritis of the wrist
• Osteoarthritis of the thumb
• Osteoarthritis of the fingers

4. Rheumatoid arthritis

5. Soft tissue procedures of the wrist and distal radial ulna joint

6. Soft tissue procedures of the thumb

7. Soft tissue procedures of the metacarpophalangeal joint

8. Soft tissue procedures of the proximal interphalangeal joint

9. Bony procedures/arthroplasty of the wrist and distal radial ulna joint

10. Thumb MCP joint and PIP joint

F.Contractures

• Dupuytren’s contracture
• Burns
• Post trauma
• Neurological

• Swellings/tumours

• Ganglion
• Giant cell tumour
• AV malformation
• Glomus tumour
• Neuroma/aneurysm

• Congenital

• Various formation of parts transverse and longitudinal
• Various differentiation of parts
• Duplication
• Overgrowth
• Undergrowth
• Constriction ring syndrome
• Generalised skeletal abnormalities

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Alfonso Mejia, MD, MPH (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: Part of a valuable four-volume set that comprehensively covers the field of hand surgery, this book covers soft tissue, complex, and bony injuries of the hand and wrist. Each of the other volumes, Hand Reconstruction and Nerve Compression, Inflammation, Arthritis and Contractures, and Swelling, Tumours, Congenital Hand Defects and Surgical Techniques, covers easily identifiable domains of care. This enables each volume to focus on an area of care reflecting the needs of individual patients.
Purpose: The authors note that as significant advances in the understanding and treatment of disorders of the hand and wrist have offered improvement in the quality of life for patients, they have presented increased complexity to hand surgeons. Hand surgeons benefit from books that can provide specific guidelines for the indications and practical aspects of surgical techniques. The topical approach of this four-volume set provides ease of accessibility and portability to a title that is comprehensive in the domain of hand surgery. This volume provides a clear, concise guide to the diagnosis, workup, and treatment of injuries of the hand and wrist.
Audience: The clarity of the text and illustrations make this book appropriate for medical students and residents, as well as fellows involved in the care of patients with injuries of the hand and wrist. The editors have assembled a stellar list of 34 contributing authors from around the world, representing experts in hand surgery from the fields of orthopedic and plastic surgery.
Features: This book opens with four chapters on injuries of the soft tissues: blood vessels, nerves, flexor tendons, and extensor tendons. This is followed by chapters on soft tissue coverage principles and techniques. The book then proceeds with numerous chapters on bony injuries organized anatomically distally from the distal phalanx to the distal radioulnar joint proximally. Chapters on pediatric injuries, instability, massive limb trauma, and infections round out the coverage of hand injuries. The book concludes with the crucial topic of pain management in disorders of the hand. The book is replete with excellent clear diagrams, radiographs, and color illustrations.
Assessment: This is an excellent, focused overview of hand injuries. The size, clarity, and extensive references make it a valuable tool to toss in one's bag on the way to evaluate a hand injury patient. The concise chapters allow for a quick review of individual treatment options. This is an excellent addition to the library of all students and practitioners interested in treating hand injuries.

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