eBOOK SPECIALTY COLLECTIONS

Hand Surgery

Chung: Hand And Upper Extremity Reconstruction, 1st ed. 2009, Saunders Limited

DESCRIPTION: This volume in the Procedures in Reconstructive Surgery Series covers the key hand and upper extremity reconstruction techniques you need to stay on the cutting edge of this rapidly evolving specialty. Experts clearly explain how to perform procedures, sharing “tricks of the trade” and clinical pearls so you can offer your patients superior results.

Green: Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 5th ed. 2005, Churchill Livingstone

DESCRIPTION: The 5th Edition of the world's most comprehensive operative hand surgery reference pairs the tradition of print with the advances of technology in a continuously updated multimedia . A new team of international contributors, carefully selected for their particular expertise and ability to offer broad perspectives in a given subject area, describes a complete range of open and arthroscopic techniques. They discuss their preferred surgical methods, patient selection, pre-operative evaluation, decision making, expected outcomes and special instrumentation.

Morrey: The Elbow and Its Disorders, 4th ed. 2008 Saunders

DESCRIPTION: A must-have resource for any orthopaedic library, the latest edition of this technique-focused guide to the elbow has been revised and updated to give you even more coverage of trauma, arthroscopy, soft tissue injury, and joint replacement. The new full-color illustrations and online access to 43 video clips of exams and procedures performed by experts visually enhance an already great resource for both the novice becoming familiar with elbow anatomy and biomechanics and the seasoned surgeon treating difficult elbow problems.

Slutsky: Techniques in Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy, 1st ed. 2007, Churchill Livingstone

DESCRIPTION: Enhance your skills in arthroscopic surgery - an increasingly important aspect of the treatment of a variety of traumatic and degenerative ailments of the hand. Leaders in the field describe their preferred approaches in step-by-step detail - emphasizing what outcomes you can expect - and also examine the diagnostic advantages of this precise technique.

Trumble: Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Hand, Elbow, and Shoulder, 1st ed. 2005, Mosby

DESCRIPTION: This book is part of the series Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics, designed to meet needs expressed by residents for a relatively brief, affordable reference that will enable them to quickly grasp the key concepts and core knowledge needed on each major service within an orthopaedics training program. Brief outlines present need-to-know information and up-to-date content, reflecting the core knowledge involved in techniques used to reconstruct, repair and regenerate bone, soft tissue, nerves, tendons, and more! The field of hand surgery was identified as the area in which residents felt the greatest need for a concise volume that would guide them through their clinical service. The title in the series provides concise, clinically practical coverage of the broad range of disorders of the hand and upper extremities Dr. Trumble is a member of the Council of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and lectures consistently at meetings of ASSH and at the Hand Society Specialty Day presentations for American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Weinzweig: The Mutilated Hand, 1st ed. 2005, Mosby

DESCRIPTION: "This book is a treasure for those who seek a comprehensive text dealing with the traumatized or mutilated hand." (Doody's Review) The Mutilated Hand is a comprehensive reference covering all facets of the management and treatment of mutilating injuries of the hand. It is the definitive book on the subject - both as a reference text as well as a practical tool. Each comprehensive chapter contains a review of the literature as well as historical perspectives; history of the technique; evolution of the treatment strategies over the years; postoperative care; current state-of-the-art management; complications and sequelae with the various techniques; and comparison of functional results using the various techniques.