Green's Operative Hand Surgery: 2-Volume Set (Operative Hand Surgery (Green's))

The 5th Edition of the world's most comprehensive operative hand surgery reference pairs the tradition of print with the advances of technology in a continuously updated multimedia . A new team of international contributors, carefully selected for their particular expertise and ability to offer broad perspectives in a given subject area, describes a complete range of open and arthroscopic techniques. They discuss their preferred surgical methods · patient selection · pre-operative evaluation · decision making · expected outcomes · and special instrumentation. A companion CD-ROM enables readers to link directly from bibliographical citations to corresponding MEDLINE abstracts and other sources.

Improved Table of Contents providing easier access to information

More information on elbow, forearm, bone and soft tissue reconstruction reflecting the expanding clinical role for hand surgeons.

Text boxes provide quick access to summary information.

Reorganized material on congenital deformities clarifies this complex area.

References are organized for most efficient use - key references only in print, detailed references on CD-ROM with access to Medline and many journals.

• Delivers all-new chapters on the elbow, plus updated information on skin grafts, wrist arthroscopy, carpal instability and more
  
• Provides updated coverage of forearm, bone, and soft tissue reconstruction.
  
• Incorporates more line drawings to depict procedures and techniques with greater accuracy and clarity.
  
• Contains bulleted "Critical Points" boxes throughout.
  
• Presents key references in the text and detailed citations on the CD-ROM with links to the corresponding MEDLINE abstracts.
  
• Incorporates the entire contents of the book―completely searchable, with references hyperlinked to PubMed.
  
• Features continuous weekly updates, personally overseen by the Editors, to reflect important new advances in the field.
  
• Provides access to Mosby's Drug Consult―a comprehensive drug reference and database.

David P. Green, MD, Hand Center of San Antonio Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; Robert N. Hotchkiss, MD, Associate Attending, Chief of Hand Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery; Director, Alberto Vilar Center for Research of the Hand and Upper Extremity, New York, NY; William C. Pederson, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; and Scott W. Wolfe, MD, Chief of Hand Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Cornell Medical College New York, NY