This is a guide to hand surgery aimed at orthopaedic and plastic surgeons in training and hand surgeons in training and practice. It covers such topics as burns, tendon repair, arthritis, carpal, bone and joint injuries and replantation and revascularization. The authors have drawn on practical clinical experience and personal research and present an overview of not just the "how" of hand surgery, but also the "when" and "why". They discuss the importance of proper assessment, the application of technical knowledge for diagnosis and treatment and the necessary rehabilitation to obtain maximum function and cosmesis.
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Printing of the First Edition. Edinburgh and London: Churchill Livingstone, 1990. This is a large, heavy book that will be sent by MEDIA MAIL. Priority shipment is also available, but ONLY by special arrangement, and at significantly greater cost. 7.75" wide by 10" tall. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of quality photos and line-drawings. The photos in this first edition are much better than in the reprints. Original blue, pictorial boards. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Very Good condition/No jacket, as issued. 372pp. Seller Inventory # 012464