Living Handbooks

Living Textbook of Hand Surgery

Handchirurgie Weltweit e.V.

  • Foreword
    Ulrich Mennen
  • Preface
    Richarda Böttcher
  • Acknowledgements
    Richarda Böttcher
  • Introduction
    Richarda Böttcher, Anita Eppelin
  • Basics for surgical treatment
    E - M. Baur
  • Bones, joints and ligaments
    • Hand
      • Fractures and nonunions
        • Extra-articular metacarpal fractures
        • Extra-articular phalanx fractures
      • Luxations and instabilities
        • DIP fracture-dislocations & instabilities
        • MCP fracture-dislocations & instabilities
        • PIP fracture-dislocations & instabilities
        • Trapeziometacarpal (CMC 1) fracture-dislocations & instabilities
          IR. Proubasta
        • Carpometacarpal (CMC 2-5) fracture-dislocations & instabilities
    • Wrist
      • Fractures and nonunions
        • Scaphoid
        • Distal carpal row bones
        • Proximal carpal row (Kienböck’s excluded)
      • Luxations
        • Perilunate dislocations
        • Perilunate fracture-dislocations
        • Axial dislocations & isolated carpal bone dislocations
      • Instabilities
        • Dissociative Scapholunate
        • Dissociative Lunotriquetral
        • Non-dissociative instability
    • Distal radius and ulna
      • Fractures
        • Extraarticular distal radius
        • Intraarticular distal radius
        • Distal ulna
      • Luxations
        • Radiocarpal fracture-dislocations
      • Instability
        • Distal radioulnar joint instability
    • Forearm
      • Fractures
        • Dyaphyseal
        • Radial head fractures
        • Proximal ulnar fractures (olecranon included)
      • Luxations and instabilities
        • Galleazzi’s fracture-dislocation
        • Monteggia’s fracture-dislocations
        • Essex-Lopresty’s fracture-dislocation
    • Aseptic necroses of the bones
      • Lunate (Kienböck’s disease)
      • Scaphoid (Preiser’s disease)
      • Metacarpal head (Dieterich’s disease)
    • Arthroscopic treatment
      E - M. Baur, H. Tünnerhoff
  • Tendons
    M. Langer
    • Extensor tendons
      • Primary repair
        M. Langer
      • Secondary repair
        M. Langer
    • Flexor tendons
      • Primary repair
      • Secondary repair
    • Pulleys
  • Nerves
    Timothy E. Hems
  • Palsies
    J. Bahm, A. Bhatia
    • Peripheral palsies, unrepairable peripheral nerves
      • Principles of tendon transfers
      • Tenodesis
      • Arthrodesis
      • Principles of free muscle transfer
    • Plexus
      A. Bhatia, J. Bahm
    • Tetraplegia
    • Brain/ spastic disorders
    • Thoracoscapular reconstruction
  • Vasculature
    • Basics
    • Primary repair
    • Secondary repair
    • Vascular diseases and disorders
  • Soft tissue
    M. Kayalar
    • Basics and principles
    • Techniques of soft tissue reconstruction
      M. Kayalar
      • Skin
        M. Kayalar
      • Composite graft
        M. Kayalar
      • Pedicled flaps
        M. Kayalar
      • Microsurgical reconstruction
  • Combined injuries
    E. Vögelin
    • Amputations
      F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
    • Mangled upper extremity
      F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
    • Principles of treatment
      F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
    • Technique of reconstruction
      E. Vögelin
      • Microsurgical techniques for vascular anastomoses
        Franck Marie Leclère, Esther Vögelin
      • Free skin and composite flaps
        M. Calcagni
      • Vascularized bone grafting
        M. Calcagni
      • Toe to hand transfer
        NF. Jones
      • Thumb reconstruction
        F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
      • Functional muscle transfer
      • Finger Flaps
        M. Calcagni
    • Bone and soft tissue reconstruction
    • Clinical microvascular techniques
      F - M Leclère
    • Replantation micro
      F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
    • Replantation macro
      F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
    • Nonmicrosurgical coverage of upper extremity
      F - M Leclère, E. Vögelin
    • Nail
      F - M Leclère
  • Special injuries
    • Compartment syndrome
      R. Böttcher, A. Gülgönen
      • Newborn compartment syndrome
        W. Hülsemann, R. Böttcher
    • Burns
  • Infections
  • The Child's Hand
    W. Hülsemann
    • Congenital anomalies of the upper extremity
      W. Hülsemann
      • Background
        W. Hülsemann, S. Guero
        • Embryology and development: time and axes with molecular control
        • Classification
        • Goal of treatment: function and aesthetics
      • Malformation of proximal-distal axis
        • Brachydactyly
        • Symbrachydactyly with Poland syndrome
        • Transverse reduction defect, Amelia
        • Split hand split foot syndrome (SHSF)
          S. Guero, W. Hülsemann
      • Malformation of radio-ulnar axis
        • Radial longitudinal deficiency
          • Radius hypo- and aplasia
          • Thumb hypo- and aplasia
        • Ulnar longitudinal deficiency
          • Ulnar hypoplasia
          • Oligodactyly
        • Radioulnar synostosis
        • Madelung deformity
          F. Stockmans
        • Ulnar dimelia, mirror hand
        • Radial polydactyly = thumb duplication
          C. Jaloux
        • Triphalangeal thumb and five-fingered hand
          • Triphalangeal thumb
          • Five-finger hand
        • Ulnar polydactyly
          E. Smits
      • Malformation of unspecific axis
        • Syndactyly
          V. Zavarukhin
          • Simple syndactyly
          • Complex syndactyly
          • Complicated syndactyly, Apert hand
        • Clinodactyly with delta phalanx
        • Kirner deformity
        • Metacarpal synostosis
        • Symphalangism
        • Synpolydactyly
        • Brachy-poly-syndactyly
      • Deformation
        • Constriction ring syndrome
        • Trigger digits
          • Trigger thumb
          • Trigger finger
        • Newborn compartment syndrome
      • Dysplasia
        • Gigantism, PROS (PIK3CA-related overgrowth syndrome)
          • Macrodactyly of the hand
          • Hemihypertrophy
          • Congenital unilateral muscle hyperplasia
        • Tumorous conditions
          • Vascular malformations
            B. Sivakumar and team
          • Neurofibromatosis
          • Infantile digital fibromatosis
          • Osteochondromatosis
            K. Libberecht
          • Enchondromatosis
        • Congenital contracture
          • Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC)
          • Distal arthrogryposis with windblown hand
          • Camptodactyly
            W. Hülsemann
          • Thumb-in-palm deformity
      • Overview of the frequent syndromes with involvement of the upper extremity
        W. Hülsemann
      • Splints and Prostheses in congenital anomalies
        • Splints
          M. Schelly
        • Prostheses and orthotics
    • Neuromuscular Conditions
      • Newborn compartment syndrome
      • Obstetric brachial plexus palsy
      • Cerebral palsy
    • Infections
      • Hand infections
      • Sequelae of sepsis
    • Tumors
      • Scars and keloids
        S. Guero
      • Soft-tissue tumors
      • Osseous tumors
    • Trauma
      E. Smits, F. Stockmans
      • Development of bones and growth plates
      • Fractures about the elbow
      • Fractures of the forearm bones
      • Carpal and metacarpal injuries
      • Finger fractures
      • Fingertip and nail bed injuries
      • Soft-tissue defects
      • Ligamentous injuries and luxations
      • Tendon injuries
      • Nerve injuries
      • Mutilating hand injuries, amputation
      • Burns
      • Compartment Syndrome and Volkmann’s contracture
  • Special diseases (e.g. Dupuytren's disease)
  • Tumors
    • Bones
    • Soft tissue
      M. Kayalar
    • Skin
    • Others
  • Rehabilitation
    W. Brandsma, F. Herm
  • IFSSH Committee Reports
  • Index
  • Contributors