* Continues to provide a concise, straightforward guide to the assessment and management of the more commonly encountered hand injuries and conditions * The book is brief whilst still retaining sufficient theoretical background to provide a rationale for treatment * A popular and well-established practical manual * Totally updated and revised for this new edition containing many new chapters and illustrations with a revised format for even greater clarity * An accessible, quick reference book for all those involved in this difficult area of rehabilitation.

Assessment; Treatment principles and tools; Flexor tendons; Extensor tendons; Peripheral nerve injuries; Tendon transfers; Peripheral nerve entrapment; Conditions of the wrist and finger tendons; Dupuytren's contracture; Fractures of the hand; Joint injuries of the fingers and thumb; The wrist; Amputations -- digital and partial hand; The arthritic hand; The complex hand injury; Microvascular free tissue transfer; The burnt hand; Chronic regional pain syndrome.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assessment -- Treatment principles and tools -- Flexor tendons -- Extensor tendons -- Peripheral nerve injuries -- Tendon transfers -- Peripheral nerve entrapment -- Conditions of the wrist and finger tendons -- Dupuytren's contracture -- Fractures of the hand -- Joint injuries of the fingers and thumb -- Wrist -- Amputations : digital and partial hand -- Arthritic hand -- Complex hand injury -- Microvascular free tissue transfer -- Burnt hand -- Chronic regional pain syndrome.

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