Table of Contents
Section 1
Introduction
Elements of complexity in hand injuries
Evaluation and diagnosis
Imaging in hand Injuries
Anesthesia in hand injuries
Principles of treating complex hand injuries
Hand therapy and rehabiltation
in complex injuries of the hand
Section 2: Treatment of different tissue systems
Fractures and dislocations
Wrist injuries
Flexor tendon injuries
Extensor tendon injuries
Nerve injuries
Skin coverage in hand injuries
Section 3: Injuries from special mec
hanisms
Thermal injuries, frostbite and chemical burns
Blast injuries
Injection gun injuries
Section 4: Use of special techniques in complex hand injuries
Microsurgery and complex hand injuries
External fixation and distraction devices in complex hand i
njuries