Description
Book SynopsisPublished in conjunction with the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), the
ASSH Manual of Hand Surgery is a practical, comprehensive manual on the diagnosis and management of hand problems. Each chapter begins with a section on the anatomy of the region in question. Information is presented in easy-to-scan bullet points, with numerous lists and algorithms. Each chapter ends with board-type questions and answers, annotated references, and a list of what junior and senior level residents need to know.
Table of ContentsSection I: GENERAL CONCEPTS
1: Embryology
2: Imaging
3: Anesthesia
4: Pharmacology
5: Arthroscopy
6: Amputations and Prosthetics
7: Techniques of Injections
8: Differential Diagnosis
Section II: SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
9: Chronic Pain Syndromes
10: Tendon
- Biology
- Flexor
- Extensor
- Tendinopathy
11: Tendon Transfers
- Basic Principles
- Peripheral Nerve
- Cerebral Palsy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke
- Rheumatoid
- Brachial Plexus
12: Stiffness
13: Fractures and Dislocations: Hand
14: Fractures and Dislocations: Wrist
- The Carpus
- The Carpometacarpal Joints
- Ulnacarpal
- Radiocarpal
- Triangular Fibrocartilage
- The Distal Radioulnar Joint
- Distal Radius Fractures
- Distal Ulna Injuries
15: Fractures and Dislocations: Forearm
16: Fractures and Dislocations: Elbow
17: Nerve
- Compression Neuropathies
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Nerve Transfers
18: Brachial Plexus
- Congenital Brachial Plexus
- Adult Brachial Plexus Injuries
19: Arthritis
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Idiopathic Degenerative Arthritis
- Post-Traumatic Arthritis
- Arthroplasty
20: Skin and Soft Tissue
- General Principles, Local and Regional Flaps
- Local and Regional Flaps, Replantation
- Local and Regional Flaps
- VAC, Xenoderm, Alloderm
21: Acute Vascular Injuries of the Upper Extremity
22: Vascular Conditions
23: Osteonecrosis
24: Dupuytren's Disease
25: Tumors
26: Infections
27: Compartment Syndromes
28: Injection Injuries
29: Extravasation Injuries
30: Frostbite
31: Thermal Injuries
32: Chemical Poisoning and Exposures
33: Bite Wounds
Section III: OTHER CONDITIONS
34: Dermatologic Conditions
35: Medicolegal Principles
36: Workers Comp Patient
37: Clinical Trials and Hand Surgical Literature
38: Psychological Factors
39: Splinting
40: Surgical Instrumentation
41: Bone Graft Substitutes
42: Examination of the Severely Injured Hand
Section IV: APPENDIX
43: Definitions of Hand Surgical Terminology
