Disorders of the Hand Volume 3: Inflammation, Arthritis and Contractures /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Trail, Ian A. (Editor), Fleming, Andrew N.M (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.

This book comes at a time when significant advances in the understanding of hand disorders have resulted in vast improvements in the quality of life for patients. It describes the techniques and practices for the diagnosis and treatment of various disorders of the hand and wrist. Each condition is d...

Table of Contents:

• Tendonopathy at the wrist
• Tendon conditions in the thumb
• Tendon inflammation of the fingers including trigger finger
• Osteoarthritis of the Wrist and DRUJ
• Osteoarthritis of the Thumb
• Osteoarthritis of the Fingers
• Rheumatoid Hand and Wrist Problems
• Crystalline and Other Arthritides
• Kienbock’s Disease and Other Avascular Necrosis
• Dupuytren’s Disease.- The Burned Hand
• Post-Traumatic Contracture
• Neurological contractures: the spastic upper limb.