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…

Acknowledgment: This chapter was previously written by Dr. Andrew Koman and his associates. The author acknowledges Dr. Koman’s scientific approach to the subject and his lifelong body of research into…

Acknowledgment: The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Ayan Gulgonen and Dr. Kagan Ozer, who wrote the chapter on compartment syndrome that appears in the sixth edition of Green’s…

Acknowledgments: The author wishes to recognize the work of previous authors Dr. William Kleinman, Dr. James Strickland, Dr. Neil Salyapongse, and W. P. Andrew Lee for their contributions to Green’s…

Hands are involved in more than 80% of all severe burns. Each hand represents less than 3% of the total body surface area, but nonetheless, the American Burn Association categorizes…

The classification of abnormal, posttraumatic pain is complicated and encompassed in the term complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). The term reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a descriptor of posttraumatic pain, is…

Occasionally, a patient will have symptoms or physical findings that do not coincide with recognizable disease patterns. The symptoms may be out of proportion to the physical findings, or the…