“Do the right thing” is a statement that our residents hear over and over from us, and indeed is a mantra that all surgeons should try to live by. Wanting to do the right thing is obviously the first step, but knowing what to do takes knowledge, experience, and an ability to assess the risk/benefit ratio for any given situation. Providing some of this insight in dealing with hand, wrist, and elbow arthritic conditions was our primary objective in putting together this text. To accomplish this we tried to combine the peer-reviewed literature, the non-peer-reviewed “conventional wisdom,” and the experience of our exceptional list of authors.
Practicing exclusively evidence-based medicine is the ideal but currently often unrealizable goal—as there are many questions unanswered and many with conflicting answers. We strived to create a well-rounded yet concise body of information that offered a balanced overview of the “evidence” available but did not shy away from addressing even the most complex situations. The authors were encouraged to give their best opinions and rationales concerning the myriad of arthritic conditions, diagnostic tools, and treatment options we must all assess on an almost daily basis. The end product, we hope, can offer some guidance to our residents and colleagues, as we know it has already done for us. We thank our outstanding group of authors for their persistence and dedication to this project.
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Key Features
- Provides evidence-based, clinically focused guidance on patient selection, pre-operative planning, surgical approach and techniques, component materials, disease specific options, the management and avoidance of complications, and more.
- Explores alternatives to TJR in younger arthritic patients such as arthroscopy, arthrodesis, osteotomy, and resurfacing.
- Includes a review page in every chapter for quick reference to pearls and pitfalls for each topic.
- Presents photographs and interpretive drawings of surgical techniques in full color to bring out intraoperative details as they appear in the operating room.
- Features procedural videos---narrated by experts---on the included DVD so you can see how to perform particular techniques.
Website Features
- Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
- Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
- Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
- Videos: View video clips illustrating a variety of conditions.
Contents
PART I - Surgical Treatment of the Arthritic Wrist
- CHAPTER 1 - Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Conservative Treatment of Posttraumatic Arthritis and Osteoarthritis of the Wrist
- CHAPTER 2 - The Role of Arthroscopic Evaluation and Debridement in Wrist Arthritis
- CHAPTER 3 - Partial and Complete Denervation of the Wrist
- CHAPTER 4 - Posttraumatic Radiocarpal Arthritis
- CHAPTER 5 - SLAC and SNAC Wrist
- CHAPTER 6 - Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (STT) Arthritis
- CHAPTER 7 - Ulnar Impaction Syndrome
- CHAPTER 8 - Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthritis
- CHAPTER 9 - Total Wrist Arthrodesis and Total Wrist Arthroplasty
- CHAPTER 10 - Rheumatoid and Other Inflammatory Arthritides of the Wrist
- CHAPTER 11 - Surgical Treatment of the Arthritic Wrist: The Future
PART II - Surgical Treatment of Arthritis of the Hand
- CHAPTER 12 - Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthritis
- CHAPTER 13 - Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthritis
- CHAPTER 14 - Metacarpophalangeal Arthritis
- CHAPTER 15 - Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis
- CHAPTER 16 - The Future of Treatment for Arthritis of the Hand
PART III - Surgical Treatment of the Arthritic Elbow
- CHAPTER 17 - Arthroscopic Treatment of the Arthritic Elbow
- CHAPTER 18 - Surgical Treatment of the Elbow: Surgical Options and Indications
- CHAPTER 19 - Ulnohumeral Arthroplasty
- CHAPTER 20 - Resurfacing Elbow Replacement Arthroplasty
- CHAPTER 21 - Total Elbow Arthroplasty
- CHAPTER 22 - Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty
- CHAPTER 23 - Interposition Arthroplasty of the Elbow
- CHAPTER 24 - Elbow Arthrodesis
- CHAPTER 25 - The Future: Surgical Options for the Arthritic Elbow
About the Authors
- A. Bobby Chhabra, MD, Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery, Division Head, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Jonathan E. Isaacs, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Chair, Division of Hand Surgery Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia.
Book Review
From my standpoint, this initiative certainly does fill a niche that, in spite of the numerous efforts from various perspectives, addresses an area of need in the orthopedic spectrum of knowledge. The specific attractive features include the standardized format within a given volume that is carried throughout each of the volumes. The fact that the chapters are organized to allow a quick review of the content is readily identified as keeping with the “sound bytes” learning style of the orthopedic surgeons of today. This is best recognized in the sections dealing with the pearls and pitfalls. Thus, these texts provide an interesting blend of abbreviated insights supported by detail and substance. The orthopedist's passion and need for visual validation of our thinking and understanding are captured in the video sections that are laced throughout this series. The figures are clear; the references are comprehensive but not exhaustive. Thus, one easily recognizes the effort to make this a user-friendly, comprehensive, up-to-date, technique-oriented source of truth for the busy orthopedic surgeon.
The aggressive goal and vision of the editors has been very well realized in these volumes. It is highly likely that some of these volumes, if not the entire series, will be considered a must for the busy orthopedic surgeon dealing with the arthritic joint.
- B.F. Morrey, MD -
Product Details
- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; Har/DVD/Ps edition (September 23, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416049711
- ISBN-13: 978-1416049715
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $250.00