Chapter 60
Fractures and dislocations in the hand
Barbara Jemec,
Nicola Burr,
Barbara Jemec
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorNicola Burr
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Jemec,
Nicola Burr,
Barbara Jemec
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorNicola Burr
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Ross D. Farhadieh BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, EBOPRASF, FRACS(Plast), FRCS(Plast),
Neil W. Bulstrode BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast),
Sabrina Cugno MD, MSc, FRCSC,
Ross D. Farhadieh BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, EBOPRASF, FRACS(Plast), FRCS(Plast)
Panthea Plastic Surgery Clinics, Sydney and Canberra, Australia and Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNeil W. Bulstrode BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast)
Clinical Lead Plastic Surgery
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorSabrina Cugno MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
McGill University, Department of Plastic Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 27 March 2015
Summary
A comprehensive overview is given of the management of paediatric and adult fractures, open and closed, potential complications and their operative as well as conservative management including hand therapy.
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