Congenital Deformities of the Hand and Upper Limb

This book introduces readers to all clinical aspects of congenital anomalies of the hand and upper limb, and offers extensive information on their surgical management, including plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, hand surgery, orthopedic surgery, and general surgery.

Drawing on extensive research of related cases, articles and relevant books, and over a thousand pictures of hand deformities, the book addresses the morphology, structure, and defects of hand deformities, while also providing methods for hand examination and hand function assessment.

The authors are professors and experts in plastic surgery, hand surgery, and orthopedics from China and the USA, who spent over two years composing and compiling this book.

Offers extensive information on the surgical management of hand deformities Includes plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, hand surgery, orthopedic surgery, and general surgery Addresses the morphology, structure, and defects of hand deformities

Autorentext

Editor Wang Wei is a Professor of plastic surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, China. Editor Jianmin Yao is a chief physician in Hangzhou Plastic Surgery Hospital, China.

Inhalt

The Embryonic Development, Etiology and Pathologyands of Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb .- Functional anatomy, examination and functional assessment of hand .- Classification of Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb and time of surgery .- Disorders of formation of upper limbs .- Congenital pollical maldevelopment .- Limb differentiation disorder.- Twin deformity .- Low Development.- Overgrowth .- Congenital constriction ring syndrome .- Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb and associated syndromes.- Hand hemangiomas and vascular malformations.- Hand and upper limb congenital tumor .- Applications of microsurgical reconstructive surgery technique in repair of hand congenital anomalies.- sGenetics research of hand congenital anomalies and the advance in plastic and reconstructive treatment.