Hand and Wrist Injuries in Baseball: A Clinical Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030816613 ISBN 13: 9783030816612

Publisher: Springer, 2022

Synopsis

This book comprehensively reviews soft tissue, bone, ligament, and nerve injury of the hand and wrist unique to baseball.

Organized into three sections, the book begins with a discussion on fractures of the hand and wrist, including the distal radius, scaphoid, and phalanges. Following this, section two examines ligament injuries from the wrist to the thumb. Section three then concludes the book with an analysis of tendon and nerve injuries. Chapters include high-quality images and tables to supplement expertly written text.

Unique and thorough, Hand and Wrist Injuries in Baseball is an invaluable resource for orthopedics surgeons and sports medicine specialists, as well as primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, pediatricians, athletic trainers, and therapists.

About this title

About the Author

Gary M. Lourie, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, Emory University School of Medicine, The Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, USA

Dr. Lourie is the Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon for the Atlanta Braves MLB franchise. 

From the Back Cover

This book comprehensively reviews soft tissue, bone, ligament, and nerve injury of the hand and wrist unique to baseball.

Organized into three sections, the book begins with a discussion on fractures of the hand and wrist, including the distal radius, scaphoid, and phalanges. Following this, section two examines ligament injuries from the wrist to the thumb. Section three then concludes the book with an analysis of tendon and nerve injuries. Chapters include high-quality images and tables to supplement expertly written text.

Unique and thorough, Hand and Wrist Injuries in Baseball is an invaluable resource for orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists, as well as primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, pediatricians, athletic trainers, and therapists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030816613
• ISBN 13: 9783030816612
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 302
• Editor: Lourie Gary M.