Koo Siu Cheong Jeffrey Justin Abstract Developments of hand-and-finger joint arthroplasty help to improve the quality of life for many patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and posttraumatic conditions. Extensive…
Michael Brodbeck Abstract The human dream of replacing a destroyed joint is as old as Greek mythology. Before the 19th century, amputation of an infected limb was the surgical treatment…
Ynvar Krukhaug Abstract The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register (NAR) is a nationwide register that receives information on primary and revision joint replacements performed in Norway. From 1994 to 2018, 300 primary…
Miriam Marks Abstract This chapter summarizes the most suitable patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for assessing patients with hand and wrist arthroplasties, explains the measurement properties ideally required for a PROM…
Elisabet Hagert and Susanne Rein Abstract Proprioception is defined as the conscious and unconscious sensations regulating posture, motion, and joint control. With regard to joint control, proprioception includes the senses…
Donald H. Lalonde Chapter 1 Finger Blocks and Atlas of Images of Tumescent Local Anesthetic Diffusion Anatomy FINGER BLOCK: SINGLE SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION IN THE MIDLINE PROXIMAL PHALANX WITH LIDOCAINE AND…
Alistair Phillips, Nikolas Alan Jagodzinski, Yin-Ming Huang, and Donald H. Lalonde Chapter 2 Advantages of WALANT for Patients, Surgeons, and Anesthesiologists WHAT IS WALANT? Wide awake hand surgery is well…
Herbert P. von Schroeder and Ali Naraghi 38 Imaging and Anatomy 38.1 Introduction Advancing technology has made medical imaging indispensable for assessing, evaluating, and diagnosing specific conditions and injuries of…
Amit Gupta and Ghazi M. Rayan 33 Hand Spaces 33.1 Introduction Hand spaces can be affected by injury, inflammatory process, or infection. 1 A thorough knowledge of the anatomy of…
Nada N. Berry, Reuben A. Bueno, and Elvin Zook 37 The Nail and Finger Pulp 37.1 Introduction The nail with its perionychium is a unique structure found only on the…
