The first three chapters cover hand anatomy, examination procedures, and anesthetic techniques. The remaining six chapters address acute injuries to the hand, with clear and concise directions to facilitate making the diagnosis, choosing the therapy, and implementing the treatment. Each section also provides guidelines for specialist referral. Emphasis is on effective techniques, insider tips, and decision-making guidance. Almost everything is illustrated; large, high-quality figures with detailed legends appear in each chapter. This description may be from another edition of this product.
My specialty is emergency medicine and I received this book as a gift. It is probably the only book on hand/upper extremity problems that I have found to be truly helpful to me in my practice. It is extremely well illustrated, and I particularly liked the cadaver dissections to clarify issues in the chapters on anatomy and anesthesia. It also has a conprehensive index, which helps me very much when I need to look something up quickly. An excellent reference!