The field of hand surgery deals with both surgical and non-surgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity (commonly from the tip of the hand to the shoulder). Hand surgery may be practised by graduates of general surgery, orthopaedic surgery and plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons are particularly well suited to handle traumatic hand and digit amputations that require a "replant" operation. Hand surgeons perform a wide variety of operations such as fracture repairs, releases, transfer and repairs of tendons and reconstruction of injuries, rheumatoid deformities and congenital defects. This new and important book gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of hand surgery and focuses on such topics as: stem cell applications in hand surgery, tissue engineering for bone repair in the hand, intramedullary fixation of distal radius fractures and others.
Table of Contents:
Preface; Stem Cell Applications & Cartilage Tissue Engineering Approaches Applicable in Hand Surgery; Regional Outcome Measures in Hand Surgery; Principles of Tissue Engineering Approaches for Tendons, Skin, Nerves & Blood Vessels in the Hand; Principles of Tissue Engineering Approaches for Bone Repair in the Hand; Motion Preserving Procedures for Degenerative Osteoarthritis of the Wrist due to Advanced Carpal Collaapse; Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pathology, Evaluation & an Extraarticular Cause of Impingement; An Injectable Mixture of Calcium Phosphate & Calcium Sulfate Cement as an Adjunct to Internal Fixation for Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures; Intramedullary Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Degradable Polymers in Hand Surgery; Index