The Use of Free Vascularized Fibular Grafts for Reconstruction of Segmental Bone Defects Arik Zaretski Ravit Yanko-Arzi Yehuda Kollender Eyal Gur Jacob Bickels BACKGROUND Wide resection of long bone tumors…
Surgical Treatment of Vascular Tumors of the Hand Joshua Choo Dean Louis Morton Kasdan DEFINITION Vascular tumors are diverse and often have a confusing nomenclature. Part of the confusion resides…
Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma of the Hand Patrick Cole Yoav Kaufman Jason Petrungaro DEFINITION Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma are malignant transformations of normal epidermal cells in either…
Soft Tissue Coverage of Fingertip Amputations Jennifer Etcheson Jeffrey Yao DEFINITION A fingertip injury or amputation involves trauma to the finger distal to the distal interphalangeal (DIP) crease. The fingertip…
Rotational and Pedicle Flaps for Coverage of Distal Upper Extremity Injuries L. Scott Levin DEFINITION A flap is a composite of tissue (ie, skin, fascia, muscle, bone, or combination) that…
Nail Matrix Repair, Reconstruction, and Ablation Reuben A. Bueno Jr. Elvin G. Zook DEFINITION Injury to the nail usually occurs by traumatic setting. Because of its location at the distal…
Skin Grafts and Skin Graft Substitutes in the Distal Upper Extremity James N. Long Luis O. Vásconez Jorge I. de la Torre DEFINITION Upper extremity wounds that are candidates for…
Surgical Treatment of Thermal Injuries of the Upper Extremity Jennifer Waljee Evan McGlinn Kevin C. Chung DEFINITION Thermal injuries of the upper extremity include contact, scald, flame, chemical and electrical…
Surgical Treatment of Dupuytren Disease Ghazi Rayan DEFINITION Dupuytren disease (DD) is a fibroproliferative disorder that affects primarily the palmar fascia of the hand, with occasional secondary involvement of other…
Needle Aponeurotomy and Collagenase Injection for Treatment of Dupuytren Disease Frederick N. Meyer DEFINITION Dupuytren disease (DD) is a benign, generally painless, fibroproliferative disorder affecting the palmar fascia that often…
