- Thoroughly revised indications and techniques to treat the full spectrum of upper extremity disorders
- New approaches to wrist and elbow arthroplasty, new methods for internal fixation, and new options for congenital differences
- Innovative, high-resolution videos that provide step-by-step guidance on key procedures, and high-resolution color photos throughout
- A revamped pediatric section that includes recent advances in fracture management and congenital reconstruction
- 14 new authors that offer fresh perspectives and preferred methods on even your toughest clinical challenges
- New case-based controversies and unique solutions, plus current views on what works and what does not, based on recent science and outcome measures
- State-of-the-art coverage of hot topics such as nerve transfers to enhance patient outcomes, elbow fracture management and reconstruction with repair and prosthetic replacement, new techniques in wrist fracture fixation, repair and reconstruction of the scapholunate ligament, management of flexor tendon injury, and much more
- Complete, updated coverage of the elbow - everything from trauma and arthritis to arthroscopy, reconstruction, and thrower's elbow
Table of Contents
Part I BASIC PRINCIPLES1. Anesthesia
Part II THE HAND
2. Acute Infections of the Hand
3. Chronic Infections
4. Dupuytren's Contracture
5. Extensor Tendon Injury
6. Flexor Tendon Injury
7. Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges
8. Dislocations and Ligamentous Injuries in the Digits
9. The Perionychium
10. The Stiff Finger
11. Treatment of the Osteoarthritic Hand and Thumb
Part III THE WRIST
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 Arthroscopy
Part IV THE ELBOW AND FOREARM
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 of the Elbow
24. Treatment of the Stiff Elbow
25. Elbow Tendonopathies and Tendon Ruptures
26. Elbow Arthroscopy
27. Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Part V NERVES
28. Compression Neuropathies
29. Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome
30. Nerve Repair
31. Principles of Tendon Transfers of Median, Radial and Ulnar Nerve
32. Spasticity: Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury
33. Tetraplegia
34. Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury
Part VI THE PEDIATRIC HAND
35. Embryology of the Upper Extremity
36. Deformities of the Hand and Fingers
37. Deformities of the Thumb
38. Malformations and Deformities of the Wrist and Forearm
39. Arthrogryposis
40. Pediatric Brachial Plexus Palsy
41. Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in Children
Part VII BONE AND SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION
42. Replantation and Transplantation
43. The Mangled Upper Extremity
44. Soft tissue coverage of the upper extremity
45. Free flap coverage
46. Vascularized Bone Grafting
47. Toe-to-Hand Transplantation
48. Thumb Reconstruction
Part VIII OTHER DISORDERS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY
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: Acute Stage, Late Stage
54. Factitious Disorders
55. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Connective Tissue Disorders
56. Tendinopathy
57. The Burned Hand
58. Skin Tumors
59. Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
60. Vascular Disorders
Classic: General Principles
Classic: Radial Nerve
Classic--Stiff Joints
Classic: Principles of Microvascular Surgery
Authors
Scott W. Wolfe Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Emeritus Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York. 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 Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academic Appointment:
