Lourie Hand and Wrist Injuries in Baseball

A Clinical Guide
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-81659-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 289 Seiten, eBook

This book comprehensively reviews soft tissue, bone, ligament, and nerve injury of the hand and wrist unique to baseball.Organized into three sections, the book begins with a discussion on fractures of the hand and wrist, including the distal radius, scaphoid, and phalanges. Following this, section two examines ligament injuries from the wrist to the thumb. Section three then concludes the book with an analysis of tendon and nerve injuries. Chapters include high-quality images and tables to supplement expertly written text. Unique and thorough, Hand and Wrist Injuries in Baseball is an invaluable resource for orthopedics surgeons and sports medicine specialists, as well as primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, pediatricians, athletic trainers, and therapists.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lourie, Gary M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: Fractures of the Hand and Wrist.-  Distal Radius Fractures.- Scaphoid Fractures.- Carpal Fractures Excluding the Scaphoid.- Hook of the Hamate Fracture.- Carpometacarpal (CMC) Injuries Digits 2-5.- Phalangeal and Metacarpal Fractures of the Digits.- Thumb Basilar Fractures/Thumb CMC Dislocation.-  Section II: Ligament Injuries of the Hand and Wrist.-  Wrist Ligament Injury (Scapholunate).- Thumb Metacarpalphalangeal Collateral Ligament Injury.- Collateral Ligament Injury of the Digits 2-5.- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury.-  Section III: Tendon and Nerve Injuries of the Hand and Wrist.-  Flexor Tendon Injury Including Pulley.- Extensor Tendon Injury/Extensor Carpi Ulnaris.- Median Nerve/Ulnar Nerve/Thumb Perineural Fibrosis.-  Section IV: Special Populations and Rehabilitation.-  Injuries of the Hand and Wrist in the Youth.- Post-Treatment Care ofthe Athlete.

Über Autor(innen)

Gary M. Lourie, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, Emory University School of Medicine, The Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, USA Dr. Lourie is the Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon for the Atlanta Braves MLB franchise.