Current Practice in Hand Surgery

Current Practice in Hand Surgery is a comprehensive surgical reference that gathers the collective opinions and recommendations of leading hand surgery experts from around the world. It covers a wide spectrum of topics, from infection, compartment syndrome, and joint stiffness to hand fractures, dislocations, reconstruction, and replantation of hands and digits, including particularly challenging disorders and future research directions.

The text presents individual authors' unique surgical techniques and outcomes, supported by extensive clinical and operative photos, radiographs, and illustrations. Content types range from Boxes summarizing key points to In-Depth Advice based on career-long experience and In-Depth Analysis providing cutting-edge insights, making it suitable for clinicians at any level.

This eBook edition is provided in True PDF format without an index, with a file size of 375 MB. It is the first edition, published in 2025, and is written in English.

Key Features

Highlights

• Contains the collective opinions and recommendations from teams of active, leading experts and investigators in hand surgery worldwide, resulting in an unmatched volume of wisdom in this complex field.
• Shares individual authors’ unique surgical techniques and outcomes in print and on video.
• Covers key topics such as arthroscopic wrist surgery, primary flexor tendon repair, nerve repair and reconstruction, flap coverage for the hand and upper extremity, management of the mutilated hand, congenital hand disorders, connective tissue diseases, tumors of the hand and upper extremity, neuropathic pain, and improving hand function after cerebral palsy, stroke, or brain damage.
• Provides extensive visual guidance through clinical and operative photos, radiographs, and illustrations.
• Suitable for all levels of readership, the text includes a variety of rich content types, from boxes summarizing key points to in-depth advice based on career-long experience and in-depth analysis providing cutting-edge insights.
• An eBook version is included. The eBook allows access to all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.