The wonder of the human hand : care and repair of the body's most marvelous instrument / edited by E.F. Shaw Wilgis, M.D.
Contributor(s): Wilgis, E. F. Shaw [editor.].
Series: A Johns Hopkins Press health book.Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]Description: xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781421415482 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Hand -- Physiology -- Popular works | Hand -- Anatomy -- Popular works | Hand -- Movements -- Popular worksGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 611/.737| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Shelf | QP334 .W52 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000010796 |
"With sixteen experts from the renowned Curtis National Hand Center".
Includes index.
Touched: Hands + environment = life / $r E.F. Shaw Wilgis -- Form follows function: the anatomy of the hand / Ryan D. Katz -- Less (or more) than a perfect 10: congential differences / Michael A. McClinton -- It's only a game: the athlete's hand / W. Hugh Baugher, Thomas J. Graham -- Worn down but not out: the arthritic hand / Philip Clapham, Kevin C. Chung -- Good vibrations: the musician's hand / Raymond A. Wittstadt -- I see what you mean: hearing with your eyes and speaking with your hands in American Sign Language / Rebecca J. Saunders -- Life is what happens with you're busy making other plans: injuries at work and at home / Keith A. Segalman -- When disease hurts the hand: diabetes and the hand / Kenneth R. Means, Jr. -- Sense and sensibility: seeing the world with braille and understanding nerve impairment syndromes / Ryan M. Zimmerman, Neal B. Zimmerman -- The Renoir effect: contractures and spasticity / Christopher L. Forthman -- Where do we go from here? Future innovations in hand surgery / James P. Higgins.