Editors: Julie E. Adams, MD, FAAOS and David C. Ring, MD
NOTE: The denotation “(overlap)” implies the chapter is listed in this section and another subspecialty section. For example, compartment syndrome is listed in both Trauma and Hand and Wrist sections.
Section 1: Pain
- Physical Examination and Anatomy of the Hand, Forearm, and Wrist
- Osteoarthritis of the Wrist
- Inflammatory Arthritis
- Ulnar Impaction
- Osteonecrosis: Priesier Disease and Kienböck Disease
- Tendinopathy of the Hand and Wrist
- Pain Associated With Ligamentous Laxity
- Nonspecific Pain
- Psychiatric Hand Disorders
- Medial and Lateral Elbow Enthesopathy (Epicondylitis) (overlap)
- Congenital Upper Extremity Differences (overlap)
- Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthritis
Section 2: Lumps and Deformities
- Dupuytren Disease
- Tumor and Tumor-like Conditions of the Hand and Wrist
Section 3: Objective Neuropathology
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Idiopathic Median Nerve Compression at the Carpal Tunnel
- Idiopathic Ulnar Neuropathy at the Cubital Tunnel
- Less Common Objectively Verifiable Peripheral Mononeuropathies
- Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease)
- Tetraplegia and Brain Injury
Section 4: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Injuries
- Nerve Repair and Reconstruction
- Hand and Wrist Flexor Tendon Repair and Reconstruction
- Hand and Wrist Extensor Tendon Repair and Reconstruction
- Burns and Frostbite, Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries, and Injection and Extravasation Injuries
- Soft-Tissue Coverage
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Prosthetics
- Fractures and Dislocations of the Hand and Digits (overlap)
- Fractures and Dislocations of the Carpus (overlap)
- Forearm Trauma and Diaphyseal Fractures (overlap)
- Distal Radius Fractures (overlap)
- Compartment Syndrome (overlap)
- Elbow Repair and Reconstruction: Distal Biceps and Triceps Tendon Conditions (overlap)
Section 5: Vascular Conditions
- Acute and Chronic Vascular Disorders of the Hand and Wrist
- Revascularization, Replantation, and Transplantation in the Upper Extremities
Section 6: Techniques
- Hand Surgery Using Local Anesthesia With Epinephrine
- Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy
- Microsurgery Techniques