Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Rowena McBeath and Kevin C. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Current Concepts in Flexor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as staged flexor tendon reconstruction; tenolysis and salvage procedures; flexor tendon injuries and repair in children; flexor tendon avulsion and enthesis injuries; flexor tendon adhesion formation; and more. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including principles of tendon structure, healing and the microenvironment; general principles of flexor tendon repair; surgical considerations: timing and choice of surgical repair technique and rehabilitation; therapy after flexor tendon repair; flexor tendon repair strategy and choice of therapy; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on flexor tendon repair and rehabilitation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editor Dr. Sonu Jain brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Managing Difficult Problems in Hand Surgery: Challenges, Complications and Revisions. Top experts in the field provide solutions to overcome surgical challenges and restore hand function in patients, with an up-to-date focus on particularly difficult issues in today¿s hand surgery.

• Contains 18 practice-oriented topics including management of complex hand and wrist ligament injuries; challenges in nerve repair and reconstruction; tendon transfers: improving results, decreasing complications; infection management for the hand surgeon; and more.

• Provides in-depth clinical reviews of managing difficult problems in hand surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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