Pediatric Hand Surgery

About this book

This book describes and illustrates surgical procedures of proven efficacy in infants and children with congenital hand deformities, hand traumas, hand dysfunctions due to obstetric palsy of brachial plexus. Essential background information is first provided on anatomy, hand development, and patterns of use. Extensive sections are then devoted to the surgical treatment of trauma to different parts of the hand and each of the relevant congenital conditions. Full guidance on treatment choice is provided, with description of the treatment pathways appropriate in different circumstances and explanation of the impact of patients’ young age on the surgical approach. Readers will learn about the complex features that may be masked even by the simplest congenital condition such as syndactyly and about the implications for treatment. In depth information is also provided on the character and vital role of rehabilitation in the pediatric population. Pediatricians, hand surgeons, plastic surgeons, pediatric surgeons, rheumatologists, neurologists, and physiotherapists will all find that the book improves their clinical practice.

Table of contents (35 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xi

The Congenital Hand: Psychological Aspects

Pages 1-9

Babies Hand Imaging and X-ray

Pages 11-28

Hand Defects: An Isolated Anomaly Or a Syndromic Disease?

Pages 29-41

Paediatric Trigger Finger

Pages 43-48

Camptodactyly

Pages 49-57

Syndactyly

Pages 59-72

Symbrachydactyly

Pages 73-85

Central Synpolydactyly

Pages 87-99

Thumb Polydactyly

Pages 101-111

Ulnar Polydactyly

Pages 113-121

Cleft Hand or Split Hand Foot Malformation

Pages 123-137

Brachydactyly Types D and E

Pages 139-151

Surgical Management of the Blauth 1 to 3A Thumb Hypoplasia

Stéphane Guéro

Pages 153-165

Thumb Hypoplasia: Genesia, Pollicization

Pages 167-173

Radial Longitudinal Deficiency: Classification and Surgical Technique

Pages 175-188

Progressive Bone Distraction Lengthening in the Treatment of Congenital Malformations of the Upper Limb

Pages 189-201

Radial Club Hand: Microvascular Reconstruction

Pages 203-218

Metacarpal Synostosis

Pages 219-233

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Pages 235-244

Arthrogryposis: Introduction and Classification

Pages 245-250

Thumb in Arthrogryposis

Pages 251-254

Vascular Malformations

Pages 255-267

Macrodactilies

Pages 269-281

Palliative Surgery in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy

Pages 283-299

Nerve Injuries

Pages 301-308

Flexor Tendon Lesions in Children: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Early Active Motion Rehabilitation

Pages 309-313

Pediatric Hand Fractures

Pages 315-327

Replantation

Pages 329-352

Hand Transplantation in Children

Pages 353-365

Rehabilitation in Pediatric Hand Trauma

Pages 367-375

Toe-to-Hand Transfers for Posttraumatic and Congenital Reconstruction in Children: Indications and Surgical Technique

Pages 377-390

Compartment Syndromes (CS) and Volkmann’s and Upper Limb Vascular Pathology in the Peri- and Neonatal Period

Pages 391-414

Postoperative Dressings and Care

Pages 415-421

Rehabilitation in Congenital Hand and Forearm Defects: Rehabilitation of the Child’s Hand—General Aspects

Pages 423-474

Association to Support Babies and Families

Pages 475-480

Back Matter

Pages 481-483