7 Flexor Tendon Repair
10.1055/b-0038-161075 7 Flexor Tendon RepairDariush Nikkhah, Wojciech Konczalik 7.1 Flexor Tendon Repair The case illustrates a patient who grasped a knife with a clenched fist and subsequently has multiple zone…
9 Closed Tendon Ruptures
10.1055/b-0038-161077 9 Closed Tendon RupturesDariush Nikkhah, Robert Pearl 9.1 Extensor Indicis Proprius to Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Transfer Closed rupture of extensor pollicis longus (EPL) at the wrist is the…
8 Extensor Tendon Repair
10.1055/b-0038-161076 8 Extensor Tendon RepairDariush Nikkhah, Amir H. Sadr 8.1 Extensor Tendon Repair The patient presented with a glass laceration over the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) and had an inability…
6 Hand Infections
10.1055/b-0038-161074 6 Hand InfectionsDariush Nikkhah 6.1 Flexor Sheath Infection Flexor sheath infections are heralded by Kanavel’s signs: fusiform swelling, flexed posture to digit, pain over flexor sheath, and pain on…
2 Operative Preparation
10.1055/b-0038-161070 2 Operative PreparationDariush Nikkhah, Jeremy Rodrigues 2.1 Tourniquet Application Appropriate placement of a tourniquet is essential and is usually performed before skin preparation, unless a sterile tourniquet is being…
5 Nailbed Repair
10.1055/b-0038-161073 5 Nailbed RepairDariush Nikkhah, Jeremy Rodrigues 5.1 Nailbed Injuries Pediatric nailbed injuries are commonplace in many hand surgery units (Fig. 5‑1). Adults can be operated on under local anesthesia,…
4 Anesthesia in Hand Surgery
10.1055/b-0038-161072 4 Anesthesia in Hand SurgeryDariush Nikkhah, Wojciech Konczalik, Jeremy Prout Many procedures in hand trauma can be performed under local anesthetic and patients can be managed in a day…
3 Incisions
10.1055/b-0038-161071 3 IncisionsDariush Nikkhah 3.1 Bruner Flap The Bruner flap is a commonly performed access incision and the modified version involves a broader flap. The most common mistake in flap…
38 Brachial Plexus Palsies
10.1055/b-0038-162690 38 Brachial Plexus PalsiesRaymond Tse and Angelo B. Lipira Summary Pediatric brachial plexus palsies can present at birth (1 in 1000 newborns) and from blunt trauma in older children….
43 Pediatric Skin Lesions
10.1055/b-0038-162695 43 Pediatric Skin LesionsAladdin H. Hassanein and Arin K. Greene Summary Cutaneous lesions are common in children. Although almost always benign, they may cause psychosocial morbidity and anxiety concerning…
