Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide

Blending the latest technical and clinical skills of hand surgery and hand therapy, Hand and Upper Extremity
Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide, 4th Edition walks you through the treatment of common medical conditions affecting
the upper extremities and highlights non-surgical and surgical procedures for these conditions. This expanded fourth
edition presents the latest research in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation and provides the purpose and rationale
for treatment options


Table of contents
Part One: Wound Management
1. Wound Care
2. Skin Grafts and Flaps
3. Burns
4. Scar Management
Part Two: Nerve Injuries and Compression
5. Sensibility Testing
6. Median Nerve Compression
7. Ulnar Nerve Compression
8. Radial Nerve Compression
9. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
10. Nerve Repair
11. Desensitization and Reeducation
12. Tendon Transfers for Median Nerve Palsy
13. Tendon Transfers for Ulnar Nerve Palsy
14. Tendon Transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy
15. Brachial Plexus Injuries
16. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Part Three: Tendon Injuries
17. Flexor Tendon Repair
18. Flexor Tendon Reconstruction
19. Flexor Tenolysis
20. Management of Extensor Tendon Repairs
21. Extensor Tendon Imbalance: Mallet Finger, Swan-Neck Deformity, Boutonniere Deformity
22. Extensor Tendon Tenolysis
23. Complex Extensor Reconstruction
Part Four: Shoulder
24. Shoulder Tendonitis
25. Rotator Cuff Repairs
26. Glenohumeral Instability
27. Humeral Fractures
28. Shoulder Arthroplasty
Part Five: Elbow
29. Epicondylitis
30. Elbow Fractures and Dislocations
31. Elbow Arthroscopy
32. Elbow Arthroplasty
Part Six: Wrist and Distal Radial Ulnar Joint
33. Wrist and Hand Tendinopathies
34. Wrist Arthroscopy
35. Carpal Fractures and Instabilities
36. Triangular Fibrocartilage Injuries
37. External and Internal Fixation of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures
38. Ulnar Head Resection
39. Proximal Row Carpectomy
40. Wrist Arthroplasty
41. Wrist Arthrodesis
Part Seven: Hand
42. Dupuytren?s Disease
43. Ligament Injuries of the Hand
44. Digital Fracture Rehabilitation
45. Replantation
46. Digital Amputation and Ray Resection
47. Metacarpal and Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Capsulectomy
48. Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty
49. Metacarpalpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
50. Proximal and Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty
51. Small Joint Arthrodesis of the Hand
Part Eight: Special Topics
52. Conservative Management of Arthritis
53. Congenital Differences in the Hand and Upper Extremity
54. Therapeutic Management of the Performing Artist
55. Special Consideration and Common Injuries of Athletes
56. Management of Upper Extremity Amputations
57. Social Work Services
58. Industrial Rehabilitation Services
59. Evidence-Based Practice In Hand and Upper Extremity Therapy