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Hand Surgery

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The surgeon who undertakes the management of any hand injury or disorder must have extensive knowledge of hand anatomy and kinesiology, tissue healing principles, postsurgical management, and upper extremity rehabilitation if satisfactory results are to be achieved. Even deceptively straightforward procedures such as ganglion excision or nerve decompression may result in disaster for the unprepared novice.

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  1. Dennis B. Phelps
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Karl J. Kassity M.D., F.A.C. Anes (Visiting Clinical Staff, Director, Outpatient Surgery) (Visiting Clinical Staff, Director, Outpatient Surgery)

  2. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 93102, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    Karl J. Kassity M.D., F.A.C. Anes (Visiting Clinical Staff, Director, Outpatient Surgery) (Visiting Clinical Staff, Director, Outpatient Surgery)

  3. University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    James E. McKittrick M.D., F.A.C.S. (Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Chairman) (Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Chairman)

  4. Department of Surgery, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 93102, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    James E. McKittrick M.D., F.A.C.S. (Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Chairman) (Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Chairman)

  5. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 93102, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    Frederick W. Preston M.D., F.A.C.S. (Director of Surgical Education, Formerly Professor of Surgery) (Director of Surgical Education, Formerly Professor of Surgery)

  6. Northwest University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Frederick W. Preston M.D., F.A.C.S. (Director of Surgical Education, Formerly Professor of Surgery) (Director of Surgical Education, Formerly Professor of Surgery)

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Phelps, D.B. (1982). Hand Surgery. In: Kassity, K.J., McKittrick, J.E., Preston, F.W. (eds) Manual of Ambulatory Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5731-8_11

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