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The Thumb

edited by James W. Strickland

(The Hand and upper limb, v. 11)

Churchill Livingstone, 1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

James Strickland has brought together an international team of expert contributors to provide a fully comprehensive and detailed account of all aspects of reconstructive techniques to restore function of the thumb following trauma, congenital abormaility or arthritis. Excellent coverage of recent methods such as microvascular surgery and thumb replantation is provided. The text is superbly illustrated and extensively referenced.

Table of Contents

On Making a Thumb: A Decade of Surgical Effort. Anatomy of the Thumb. Function and Kinesiology of the Thumb. Congenital Absence and Hypoplasia of the Thumb. The Management of Skin Loss of the Thumb. Injuries to Bones, Joints, Tendons, And Neurovascular Structures of the Thumb. Thumb Reconstruction By the Lengthening Technique. Thumb Replantation: The Duke Experience. Microsurgical Thumb Reconstruction. Irreparable Motor or Sensory Loss in the Thumb. The Rheumatoid Thumb. Disorders of the Thumb in Cerebral Palsy, Stroke and Tetraplegia. Index

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