Atlas of Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery (Minimally Invasive Procedures in Orthopaedic Surgery)

Hand and wrist surgery is evolving rapidly and often, advances are directed at developing procedures that are less invasive, with smaller incisions and shorter rehabilitation times. Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery is the only book devoted exclusively to these exciting new percutaneous and minimal access techniques for the treatment of chronic and traumatic conditions of the hand and wrist. Nearly forty procedures are described, with step-by-step details and abundant illustrations, all contributed by the leading international experts who are pioneering these new approaches. Key features include consistently formatted chapters for easy reading... hundreds of illustrations detailing each step of the operative procedures... important information on patient selection... outcome data from the authors' patient series and, when available, published series... summaries of key elements, including risks and benefits of these new and often technically demanding procedure Pt. I Introduction -- Pt. Ii. Basic Techniques -- Pt. Iii. Minimally Invasive Techniques In The Phalanges And Metacarpals -- Pt. Iv. Minimally Invasive Procedures Of The Carpus -- Pt. V. Minimally Invasive Procedures For Distal Radius Fracture Fixation -- Pt. Vi(a). Wrist And Hand Arthroscopy-traumatic -- Pt. Vi(b). Wrist And Hand Arthroscopy-reconstruction -- Pt. Vii. Nerve Compression -- Pt. Viii. Tendons And Soft Tissues. Edited By John T. Capo, Virak Tan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Atlas of Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery