ASSH Manual of Hand Surgery

Section I: GENERAL CONCEPTS

1: Embryology

2: Imaging

3: Anesthesia

4: Pharmacology

5: Arthroscopy

6: Amputations and Prosthetics

7: Techniques of Injections

8: Differential Diagnosis

Section II: SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

9: Chronic Pain Syndromes

10: Tendon

Biology
Flexor
Extensor
Tendinopathy

11: Tendon Transfers

Basic Principles
Peripheral Nerve
Cerebral Palsy
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Rheumatoid
Brachial Plexus

12: Stiffness

13: Fractures and Dislocations: Hand

14: Fractures and Dislocations: Wrist

The Carpus
The Carpometacarpal Joints
Ulnacarpal
Radiocarpal
Triangular Fibrocartilage
The Distal Radioulnar Joint
Distal Radius Fractures
Distal Ulna Injuries

15: Fractures and Dislocations: Forearm

16: Fractures and Dislocations: Elbow

17: Nerve

Compression Neuropathies
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Nerve Transfers

18: Brachial Plexus

Congenital Brachial Plexus
Adult Brachial Plexus Injuries

19: Arthritis

Inflammatory Arthritis
Idiopathic Degenerative Arthritis
Post-Traumatic Arthritis
Arthroplasty

20: Skin and Soft Tissue

General Principles, Local and Regional Flaps
Local and Regional Flaps, Replantation
Local and Regional Flaps
VAC, Xenoderm, Alloderm

21: Acute Vascular Injuries of the Upper Extremity

22: Vascular Conditions

23: Osteonecrosis

24: Dupuytren's Disease

25: Tumors

26: Infections

27: Compartment Syndromes

28: Injection Injuries

29: Extravasation Injuries

30: Frostbite

31: Thermal Injuries

32: Chemical Poisoning and Exposures

33: Bite Wounds

Section III: OTHER CONDITIONS

34: Dermatologic Conditions

35: Medicolegal Principles

36: Workers Comp Patient

37: Clinical Trials and Hand Surgical Literature

38: Psychological Factors

39: Splinting

40: Surgical Instrumentation

41: Bone Graft Substitutes

42: Examination of the Severely Injured Hand

Section IV: APPENDIX

43: Definitions of Hand Surgical Terminology