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Innovation in Upper Extremity Fracture Treatment, An Issue of Hand Clinics. The Clinics: Orthopedics Volume 39-4

  • Book

  • October 2023
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5866911
In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Lauren Shapiro and Robin Kamal bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Innovation in Upper Extremity Fracture Treatment. Advances in the treatment of upper extremity fractures have led to techniques that include smaller incisions, enhanced implant design, and novel surgical approaches. In this issue, top experts discuss the advanced techniques can be applied to hand surgery practice to improve patient outcomes.
  • Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of metacarpal and phalanx fractures; patient-specific implants for the treatment of fractures; pre-operative surgical optimization to improve outcomes; novel tools to approach and measure outcomes in patients with fractures; and more.

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on innovation in upper extremity fracture treatment, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Table of Contents

Intramedullary Screw Fixation of Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures
The Use of Patient-Specific Implants for the Treatment of Upper Extremity Fractures
Staple Technology for Fracture Fixation and Joint Arthrodesis
Enhanced Approaches to the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
Innovations in Small Joint Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic-Assisted Fracture Treatment in the Wrist
Role for Wrist Hemiarthroplasty in Acute Irreparable Distal Radius Fracture in the Elderly
Intramedullary Nailing of Forearm Fractures
Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fractures: Various Approaches to Fixation
Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty for Fracture
Arthroscopic-Assisted Fracture Fixation About the Elbow
Rethinking Scaphoid Fixation
Advances in Soft Tissue Injuries Associated with Open Fractures
Strategies for Perioperative Optimization in Upper Extremity Fracture Care
Novel Tools to Approach and Measure Outcomes in Patients with Fractures

Authors

Lauren M Shapiro Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco. Robin Kamal Associate Professor, Stanford University.