Complications in Orthopaedics: Hand Surgery
Published on 1. May 2026
Book
Hardback
342 pages
978-0-443-11129-7 (ISBN)
Description
The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Hand Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert surgeons Drs. Micah K. Sinclair and Christopher Dy, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during hand surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications.
Helps you navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in hand surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes
Covers key topics such as patient safety, informed decision making, improved postoperative care, quality improvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and more
Contains 54 chapters covering everything from fingertip and nailbed injuries; nerve palsy (median, ulnar, radial); and neuromas and nerve tumors of the upper extremity, to hand arthritis; extensor tendon rupture; lunotriquetral ligament tear; and much more
Features a full-color design with numerous photographs, radiographs, and illustrations
Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout
Includes introductory material on relevant anatomy and necessary background information
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Helps you navigate a wide variety of inevitable difficult situations in hand surgery, whether errors in judgment, technical mistakes, or unavoidable outcomes
Covers key topics such as patient safety, informed decision making, improved postoperative care, quality improvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and more
Contains 54 chapters covering everything from fingertip and nailbed injuries; nerve palsy (median, ulnar, radial); and neuromas and nerve tumors of the upper extremity, to hand arthritis; extensor tendon rupture; lunotriquetral ligament tear; and much more
Features a full-color design with numerous photographs, radiographs, and illustrations
Follows a templated, reader-friendly format throughout
Includes introductory material on relevant anatomy and necessary background information
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1379 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-11129-7 (9780443111297)
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Stephen R. Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC is a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at Northern Light Orthopedics. He completed his medical school at the University of Sydney, Residency at University of Maryland and Fellowship at the Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario and then his second at the Oakville Sports Injury Clinic in Oakville, Ontario.
Dr. Thompson is a recognized expert in sports medicine. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the widely used and highly respected reference textbook DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Thompson has spent a significant time studying medical education and standardized testing. He has applied this knowledge in his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Miller's Review of Orthopaedics.
Dr. Thompson is a recognized expert in sports medicine. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the widely used and highly respected reference textbook DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Thompson has spent a significant time studying medical education and standardized testing. He has applied this knowledge in his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Miller's Review of Orthopaedics.
Content
SECTION 1: Preoperative Considerations
1. Considerations in Preparation for Surgery
SECTION 2: Hand Trauma
2. Fingertip and Nailbed Injuries
3. Phalangeal and Metacarpal Shaft Fractures
4. Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture Dislocations
5. Phalanx Head and Neck Fractures
6. Bony Mallet Finger Fracture
7. Carpometacarpal Fracture-Dislocations
8. Base of Thumb Fracture-Dislocations
9. Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Avulsion Injuries
10. Thumb and Index Finger Radial Collateral Ligament Avulsion
SECTION 3: Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries
11. Acute Flexor Tendon Injury Repair Complications
12. Chronic Flexor Tendon Injury Repair Complications
13. Extensor Tendon Lacerations (All Zones)
14. Extensor Tendon Ruptures
15. Flexor Tenosynovitis
16. Extensor Tenosynovitis and Tendinopathy
SECTION 4: Carpal Fractures
17. Acute Scaphoid Fractures
18. Scaphoid Nonunion
19. Perilunate Dislocations
20. Carpal Fractures Other Than the Scaphoid (Capitate, Lunate, Hamate)
SECTION 5: Distal Radius Fractures and Malunions
21. Distal Radius Fractures: Extraarticular, Intraarticular, Older Adult, and Polytrauma
22. Distal Radius Malunion: Extraarticular and Intraarticular
SECTION 6: Ligamentous and Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injuries of the Wrist
23. Scapholunate (Not Scapholunate Advanced Collapse) Ligament Tear
24. Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears
25. Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury: Acute and Chronic
26. Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendinopathy, Instability, and Dislocation
SECTION 7: Hand Arthritis
27. Finger and Thumb Interphalangeal and Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthritis (Arthrodesis, Joint Replacement)
28. Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis
29. Mucous Cyst
SECTION 8: Wrist Arthritis and Dysvascular Conditions
30. Degenerative Wrist Arthritis
31. Posttraumatic Wrist Arthritis: Scapholunate Advanced Collapse and Scaphoid 32. Nonunion Advanced Collapse
32. Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthritis
33. Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate (Kienboeck's Disease)
SECTION 9: Elbow and Forearm Acute and Chronic Injuries
34. Forearm Fractures and Injuries
35. Elbow and Forearm Stiffness
36. Elbow Tendinopathies: Medial Epicondylitis and Lateral Epicondylitis
SECTION 10: Nerve Compression and Traumatic Injury
37. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
38. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and Recurrent Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
39. Radial Tunnel Syndrome
40. Nerve Laceration: Acute and Chronic
41. Nerve Palsies
SECTION 11: Soft Tissue Trauma and Defects
42. Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm, Hand, and Fingers
43. Dysvascular Finger and Thumb: Replantation, Revascularization, and Amputation
44. Nonhealing Wounds and Skin Defects of the Upper Extremity
SECTION 12: Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions in the Upper Extremity
45. Ganglion Cysts
46. Enchondroma and Giant Cell Tumor of the Upper Extremity
47. Neuromas and Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity
48. Dupuytren's Disease
SECTION 13: Pediatric and Congenital Hand Surgery
49. Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus
50. Distal Radius Fractures With Open Growth Plates
51. Madelung's Deformity
52. Syndactyly and Associated Syndrome Considerations
53. Thumb Polydactyly
54. Thumb Hypoplasia
1. Considerations in Preparation for Surgery
SECTION 2: Hand Trauma
2. Fingertip and Nailbed Injuries
3. Phalangeal and Metacarpal Shaft Fractures
4. Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture Dislocations
5. Phalanx Head and Neck Fractures
6. Bony Mallet Finger Fracture
7. Carpometacarpal Fracture-Dislocations
8. Base of Thumb Fracture-Dislocations
9. Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Avulsion Injuries
10. Thumb and Index Finger Radial Collateral Ligament Avulsion
SECTION 3: Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries
11. Acute Flexor Tendon Injury Repair Complications
12. Chronic Flexor Tendon Injury Repair Complications
13. Extensor Tendon Lacerations (All Zones)
14. Extensor Tendon Ruptures
15. Flexor Tenosynovitis
16. Extensor Tenosynovitis and Tendinopathy
SECTION 4: Carpal Fractures
17. Acute Scaphoid Fractures
18. Scaphoid Nonunion
19. Perilunate Dislocations
20. Carpal Fractures Other Than the Scaphoid (Capitate, Lunate, Hamate)
SECTION 5: Distal Radius Fractures and Malunions
21. Distal Radius Fractures: Extraarticular, Intraarticular, Older Adult, and Polytrauma
22. Distal Radius Malunion: Extraarticular and Intraarticular
SECTION 6: Ligamentous and Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injuries of the Wrist
23. Scapholunate (Not Scapholunate Advanced Collapse) Ligament Tear
24. Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears
25. Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury: Acute and Chronic
26. Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendinopathy, Instability, and Dislocation
SECTION 7: Hand Arthritis
27. Finger and Thumb Interphalangeal and Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthritis (Arthrodesis, Joint Replacement)
28. Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis
29. Mucous Cyst
SECTION 8: Wrist Arthritis and Dysvascular Conditions
30. Degenerative Wrist Arthritis
31. Posttraumatic Wrist Arthritis: Scapholunate Advanced Collapse and Scaphoid 32. Nonunion Advanced Collapse
32. Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthritis
33. Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate (Kienboeck's Disease)
SECTION 9: Elbow and Forearm Acute and Chronic Injuries
34. Forearm Fractures and Injuries
35. Elbow and Forearm Stiffness
36. Elbow Tendinopathies: Medial Epicondylitis and Lateral Epicondylitis
SECTION 10: Nerve Compression and Traumatic Injury
37. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
38. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and Recurrent Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
39. Radial Tunnel Syndrome
40. Nerve Laceration: Acute and Chronic
41. Nerve Palsies
SECTION 11: Soft Tissue Trauma and Defects
42. Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm, Hand, and Fingers
43. Dysvascular Finger and Thumb: Replantation, Revascularization, and Amputation
44. Nonhealing Wounds and Skin Defects of the Upper Extremity
SECTION 12: Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions in the Upper Extremity
45. Ganglion Cysts
46. Enchondroma and Giant Cell Tumor of the Upper Extremity
47. Neuromas and Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity
48. Dupuytren's Disease
SECTION 13: Pediatric and Congenital Hand Surgery
49. Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus
50. Distal Radius Fractures With Open Growth Plates
51. Madelung's Deformity
52. Syndactyly and Associated Syndrome Considerations
53. Thumb Polydactyly
54. Thumb Hypoplasia