Postoperative Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Brooke M. Delvecchio, PT, DPT, OCS Paul E. Westgard, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS Helen Bradley, PT, MSc, SCS, CSCS Abstract This Chapter reviews the factors, biologic healing,…
Nonoperative Treatment, Including Injections, Rehabilitation, and Indications for Surgery James J. Kinderknecht, MD Abstract Sports-related injuries to the rotator cuff are fairly common, especially partial tears, which are most often traumatic…
Acknowledgment: I would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dean S. Louis, Mark Bagg, Brian T. Carlsen, and, in particular, Peter J. L. Jebson. The most common cause of an…
Hand Fractures Children are not small adults. Although many similar treatment principles and techniques are used in all age groups, a number of special considerations are required in the treatment…
The first report on a toe-to-hand transfer ever done to a human goes back in time to the 19th century when Nicoladoni described staged, pedicled toe-to-hand transfer over a four-week…
Acknowledgment: I would like to acknowledge the excellent work of earlier authors who wrote and revised portions of this chapter in previous editions: Alexander C. Angeledes, Gordon B. McFarland, Jr.,…
Amputation of the upper extremity takes its toll on both the patient and surgeon. The patient is devastated at the prospect of life with a disability and laments the potential…
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge Stuart J. Schneller, MD, and John A. Foote, Jr., for their help in revising the chapter’s manuscript. Reconstructive hand surgery has been established…
Anatomy and Clinical Examination Skin is made up of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers ( Figure 58.1 ). The epidermis possesses the following appendages: • Eccrine glands • Apocrine…
