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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254492103321

Titolo

Congenital Deformities of the Hand and Upper Limb / / edited by Wei Wang, Jianmin Yao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-5101-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 498 p. 578 illus., 334 illus. in color.)

Collana

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, , 2522-5448

Disciplina

617.952

Soggetti

Plastic surgery

Pediatric surgery

Orthopedics

Plastic Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Surgical Orthopedics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Embryonic Development, Etiology and Pathologyands of Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb  -- Functional anatomy, examination and functional assessment of hand  -- Classification of Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb and time of surgery  -- Disorders of formation of upper limbs  -- Congenital pollical maldevelopment  -- Limb differentiation disorder -- Twin deformity  -- Low Development -- Overgrowth  -- Congenital constriction ring syndrome  -- Congenital Anomalies of the Hand and Upper Limb and associated syndromes -- Hand hemangiomas and vascular malformations -- Hand and upper limb congenital tumor  -- Applications of microsurgical reconstructive surgery technique in repair of hand congenital anomalies -- sGenetics research of hand congenital anomalies and the advance in plastic and reconstructive treatment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces readers to all clinical aspects of congenital anomalies of the hand and upper limb, and offers extensive information on their surgical management, including plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, hand surgery, orthopedic surgery, and general surgery. Drawing on extensive research of related cases, articles and



relevant books, and over a thousand pictures of hand deformities, the book addresses the morphology, structure, and defects of hand deformities, while also providing methods for hand examination and hand function assessment. The authors are professors and experts in plastic surgery, hand surgery, and orthopedics from China and the USA, who spent over two years composing and compiling this book.