Pediatric hand and upper limb surgery : a practical guide / Peter M. Waters, Donald S. Bae.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waters, Peter M.

Contributor:

Bae, Donald S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arm--Surgery.

Arm.

Hand--Surgery.

Hand.

Children--Surgery.

Children.

Infants--Surgery.

Infants.

Orthopedics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (667 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery guides you to the present indications for intervention and care in upper limb pediatric disorders. The fifty chapters are subdivided into: Congenital, Neuromuscular, Trauma, Sports, Soft tissue and Microvascular, and Tumor. Each section stands alone but together provides a comprehensive and detailed description of all elements of evaluation and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with maladies of the hand and upper limb. Each chapter has a case presentation, series of clinical questions, and fundamentals on etiology and epidemiology, clinical evaluation, and surgical indications. In addition, each chapter details postoperative care, anticipated results, complications, case outcome, and includes a summary. There are technical tip highlights, unique situations and deeper insight into the conditions described in each subsection. The text is complemented with over 1,000 images and illustrations to assist in visualizing the specific surgical challenges you may face.

Contents:

section 1. Congenital

section 2. Neuromuscular

section 3. Trauma

section 4. Sports

section 5. Soft tissue and microvascular

section 6. Tumor.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4511-7851-4

1-4698-7871-2

OCLC:

868929511