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Fig. 2.1 Flexion deformity of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint: the mallet finger An eccentric axial load to the tip of the finger causing the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint to…

Fig. 11.1 Wrap technique to produce a rounded residual tip Fig. 11.2 Wrap technique to produce a rounded residual tip Scar massage is an adjunctive intervention that is begun promptly…

Fig. 7.1 a Previously treated thumb with inadequate padding. b Previously treated thumb with full-thickness skin necrosis of the volar pad. c Previously treated thumb in a child with skin…

Fig. 3.1 a Nail bed anatomy shown in sagittal section. b Surface anatomy of the perionychium consists of the paronychium, hyponychium, eponychium, and nail bed. Published with kind permission of…

Fig. 6.1 a Transverse arterial connections exist between ulnar and radial digital arteries. b There are volar to dorsal arterial connections in the hand and finger (1 Dorsal carpal arch,…

Fig. 10.1 a A 3-year-old with a crushing injury to the left thumb from getting her thumb stuck in a bicycle gearshift. b Transverse laceration to the nail bed noted…

Fig. 9.1 Image of electrical burn to left hand immediately following debridement of nonviable tissue and escharotomy on the day of injury Fig. 9.2 Post injury day five following amputation…

Fig. 8.1 Free flap from the flexor aspect of the wrist. SBPRA superficial palmar branch of the radial artery, PCBMN palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve, SCV subcutaneous vein…

Fig. 5.1 a, b, c Fingertip arterial, venous, and nerve anatomy by Tamai and Ishikawa zones (with permission by Alexander B. Dagum) Surgical Anatomy A thorough knowledge of the vascular…

Fig. 4.1 Preoperative photograph of a pinpoint wound on the volar aspect of the distal phalanx of the index finger on the nondominant hand secondary to high-pressure injection of paint…