Hand and wrist / author, James R. Doyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doyle, James R.

Series:

Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series

Orthopaedic surgery essentials

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hand--Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Wrist--Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Orthopedic surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hand & wrist

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by an outstanding hand surgeon, this volume of our Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series presents all the information residents need during hand and wrist surgery rotations or services. It can easily be read cover to cover during a rotation or used for quick reference before a patient workup or operation. The user-friendly, visually stimulating format features ample illustrations, bulleted lists, boxes, and tables. Coverage begins with hand and wrist anatomy and movement and proceeds to specific deformities, diseases, and injuries. Chapters are organized according to the venue in which disorders are usually first encountered-outpatient clinic or emergency department.

Contents:

Anatomy

Congenital deformities

Tumors

Dupuytren's disease

Infections

Tenosynovitis and epicondylitis

Entrapment neuropathies

Anesthesia / Charles L. McDowell and Kevin Cunningham

Hand fractures and fracture-dislocations

Dislocation and ligament injuries

Carpal injuries

Tendon injuries

Nerve injuries

Amputations

Compartment syndrome

Injection injuries.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4698-7823-2

OCLC:

908075891