Acknowledgment: The authors wish to recognize the work of previous author Ann E. Van Heest for her contributions to Green’s Operative Hand Surgery and this chapter. Spinal cord injury is devastating to the patient, the family, and his or her…
Acknowledgment: The authors wish to acknowledge and thank Nina Lightdale-Miric, MD. Her efforts in the previous edition of this text provided the foundation for this chapter. The authors would also like to acknowledge Brian W. O’Doherty, coordinator of visual media…
Acknowledgment: This chapter is based on the chapters in previous editions of Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, which were written by George Anderson, William Burkhalter, David Green, John Ingari, and George Omer, as well as Nicholas Barton, who was my coauthor…
Acknowledgment: Special thanks to Amy Moore, MD, who coauthored the seventh edition of Green’s online chapter on nerve transfers—much of which was incorporated into this updated chapter—and to Rolfe Birch for his extraordinary contributions to this chapter in the fifth,…
Acknowledgment: The authors would like to thank and acknowledge the work of Dr. Karen Johnson Jones in previous versions of this chapter . Treatment of peripheral nerve compression in the upper extremity is one of the main components of a…
Acknowledgment: We would like to acknowledge Robert M. Szabo, MD, and William W. Eversmann, Jr., MD, for their contributions to the chapter on this subject in previous editions of this textbook. Compression neuropathies in the upper extremity are common. The…
Acknowledgments: We would like to acknowledge prior author Leonid Katolik, MD, for his contributions to earlier editions and his insights in developing the current text. Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is used for the treatment of debilitating elbow arthropathies. Although clinical…
Acknowledgments: The author would like to acknowledge Dr. Bogdan A. Matache for his assistance with the preparation of this manuscript. Arthroscopy of the elbow, similar to other joints, has undergone a transition from simple diagnostic procedures to the ability to…
Lateral Epicondylitis History In 1873, Runge described a condition associated with lateral humeral condylar tenderness and difficulty writing; Morris referred to it in 1882 as “lawn tennis arm.” Eventually, this entity became known as tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis. Multiple…
Although this text carries the title Operative Hand Surgery and was originally conceived as a compilation of techniques for surgery of the hand, attention to the problem of the stiff elbow is warranted for three reasons. First, loss of motion…