Fingertip Injuries Diagnosis, Management and Reconstruction /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rozmaryn, Leo M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.

Focusing exclusively on the various categories of injury to the fingertip – the most common orthopedic injury seen in the ER – this book covers anatomy, physiology, mechanisms of injury, treatment options and outcomes, and possible complications stemming from these treatments. Management strategies...

Table of Contents:

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Fingertip
• Closed Injuries: Bone, Ligament and Tendon
• Injuries to the Nail Apparatus
• High Pressure Injection Injuries
• Fingertip Amputations: Supermicrosurgery and Replantation
• Fingertip Amputations: Coverage – Local and Regional Flaps
• Reconstruction of the Thumb Tip
• Free Tissue Transfer for Fingertip Coverage
• Fingertip Burns
• Pediatric Fingertip Injuries
• Rehabilitation of the Fingertip.