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The Living Textbook of Hand Surgery is an editable and updatable open access textbook for hand surgery in English. Chapters undergo peer review before publication. In accordance with the Budapest Declaration of the Open Access Movement, this textbook is freely available using Creative Commons licenses.
A recent advance is the progression to 'wide awake hand surgery.' [8] In a few countries such as Sweden, Finland and Singapore, hand surgery is recognized as a clinical specialty in its own right, [9] with a formal four to six years hand surgery resident training program. Hand surgeons going through these programs are trained in all aspects of ...
Joint replacement of the hand is a procedure that was invented by the Scottish scientist, Mitchell McGuire. The procedure was considered a major breakthrough in the medical field at the time. However, it is now considered an almost standard operation. The first successful surgery of this kind was conducted on 21 December 1992, in New York City, US.
Surgery, either open or endoscopic is a way to treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A meta-analysis supports the conclusion that endoscopic carpal tunnel release is favored over the open carpal tunnel release in terms of a reduction in scar tenderness and increase in grip and pinch strength at a 12-week follow-up [ 4 ]
Microfracture surgery is an articular cartilage repair surgical technique that works by creating tiny fractures in the underlying bone. This causes new cartilage to develop from a so-called super-clot.
The goal of any carpal tunnel release surgery is to divide the transverse carpal ligament and the distal aspect of the volar ante brachial fascia, thereby decompressing the median nerve and providing relief. [8] The transverse carpal ligament is a wide ligament that runs across the hand, from the scaphoid bone to the hamate bone and pisiform.
Reconstructive surgery of the upper limb in tetraplegic patients began during the mid-20th century. The first attempts at regaining gripping function of the hand probably took place in Europe at the end of the 1920s [5] with the construction of flexor-hinge splints.
One Stop Wide Awake (OSWA) is a surgical model [1] which was initially developed for hand surgery in the United Kingdom. It is recognized as effective by the Royal Society of Medicine . The model centres on complete surgical care within one management stop, and with reduced risks due to the avoidance of general anesthesia , regional anaesthesia ...