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Contains thoroughly revised and updated indications and techniques to treat the full spectrum of upper extremity disorders.
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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.
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Offers nearly 140 innovative and high-resolution videos (99 are NEW) that provide real-life, step-by-step guidance on key procedures.
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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.
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Includes newly updated, high-resolution illustrations, images, and photos throughout.
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Presents case-based controversies and unique solutions, plus current views on what works and what does not, based on recent science and outcome measures.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
1�Anesthesia1�Anesthesia
2�Acute Infections of the Hand
3�Chronic Infections
4�Dupuytren Disease
5�Extensor Tendon Injury
6�Flexor Tendon Injury
7�Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges
8�Dislocations and Ligament Injuries of the Digits
9�The Perionychium
10�The Stiff Finger
11�Treatment of the Osteoarthritic Hand and Thumb
12�Wrist Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty
13�Carpal Instability
14�The Distal Radioulnar Joint
15�Distal Radius Fractures
16�Fractures of the Carpal Bones
17�Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy
18�Fractures of the Distal Humerus
19�Fractures of the Radial Head
20�Fractures of the Proximal Ulna
21�Disorders of the Forearm
22�Complex Traumatic Elbow Dislocation
23�Chronic Elbow Instability
24�Treatment of the Stiff Elbow
25�Elbow Tendinopathies and Tendon Ruptures
26�Elbow Arthroscopy
27�Total Elbow Arthroplasty
28�Compression Neuropathies
29�Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome
30�Nerve Repair
31�Tendon Transfers for Median, Radial and Ulnar Nerve Palsy
32�Spasticity: Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury
33�Tetraplegia
34�Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury
35�Embryology of the Upper Extremity
36�Deformities of the Hand and Fingers
37�Deformities of the Thumb
38�Malformations of the Wrist and Forearm
39�Arthrogryposis
40�Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
41�Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in Children
42�Replantation and Transplantation
43�The Mangled Upper Extremity
44�Nonmicrosurgical Coverage of the Upper Extremity
45�Free Flaps to the Hand and Upper Extremity
46�Vascularized Bone Grafting
47�Toe-to-Hand Transplantation
48�Thumb Reconstruction
49�Digital Amputations
50�Major Limb Amputations and Prosthetics
51�Compartment Syndrome and Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
52�Management of Venomous Injuries
53�A Practical Guide for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Acute Stage and Late Stage
54�Factitious Disorders
55�Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies
56�Tendinopathy
57�The Burned Hand
58�Skin Tumors of the Hand and Upper Extremity
59�Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
60�Vascular Disorders of the Hand
Authors
Scott W. Wolfe Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Scott Wolfe is an experienced, innovative and authoritative expert in upper extremity problems that incapacitate fingers, hands, wrists, elbows and nerves. Dr. Wolfe frequently operates on complex conditions and specializes in the wrist, specifically, scaphoid surgery, distal radius fractures, wrist fractures, nonunions, Dupuytren's disease, nerve repair and nerve reconstruction.Along with an active practice, Dr. Wolfe teaches students daily as a Cornell Medical School Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He gives educational lectures to medical specialists globally and has advanced the knowledge and technique of hand surgery worldwide. As lead author, he has published over 200 major papers throughout his 30-year career in the most respected, peer-reviewed, American medical journals. His goal is to help achieve consistently superior patient results in hand and nerve surgery.
World class musicians and professional athletes have had their mobility restored through the care of Dr. Wolfe, who has consistently been rated as one of America's and New York's Top Doctors for over 20 years. William C. Pederson Head, Hand and Microsurgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Samuel Stal Endowed Professor of Plastic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Scott H. Kozin Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academic Appointment:
Associate Professor, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University
School of Medicine
Hand Surgeon, Shriners Hospital
for Children
Education:
Undergraduate: Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Degree: B.S. Computer Science 1978-1982
Medical: Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Degree: M.D. 1982-1986
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Preliminary General Surgery
July 1986 to June 1987
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Orthopaedic Surgery
July 1987 to June 1991
Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
January 1989 to July 1989
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Hand Rehabilitation Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hand Surgery
January 1990 to March 1990
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Hand & Microvascular Surgery
July 1991 - July 1992
Curriculum Vitae Scott H. Kozin, MD
Board Certification:
Certificate of Added Qualifications in
Hand Surgery, August 1995
Re-certification, November 2004
Board Certification, American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgeons, July 15, 1994
Re-certification, November 2004
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgeons
Diplomate, National Board of Medical
Examiners
Organization Memberships:
Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society (1986)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (1996)
American Association for Hand Surgery
Temple-Shriners Alumni Association (1995)
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society
AO Teaching Faculty (1995)
International Wrist Investigators Workshop (1998)
Philadelphia Hand Society (1992)
Orthopaedic Overseas
New Millennium Hand Club (1992)
American Orthopaedic Association (2001)
Awards/ Honors:
Sterling Bunnell Travelling Fellow 2001-2002, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Joseph H. Boyes Award, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2002
Mark S. Cohen Professor and Director, Hand and Elbow Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinios.