Pediatric Hand Surgery (eBook)

This book describes and illustrates surgical procedures of proven efficacy in infants and children with congenital hand deformities, hand traumas, hand dysfunctions due to obstetric palsy of brachial plexus. Essential background information is first provided on anatomy, hand development, and patterns of use. Extensive sections are then devoted to the surgical treatment of trauma to different parts of the hand and each of the relevant congenital conditions. Full guidance on treatment choice is provided, with description of the treatment pathways appropriate in different circumstances and explanation of the impact of patients' young age on the surgical approach. Readers will learn about the complex features that may be masked even by the simplest congenital condition such as syndactyly and about the implications for treatment. In depth information is also provided on the character and vital role of rehabilitation in the pediatric population. Pediatricians, hand surgeons, plastic surgeons, pediatric surgeons, rheumatologists, neurologists, and physiotherapists will all find that the book improves their clinical practice.

Giorgio Pajardi is full Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, where he is director of various courses on hand surgery and rehabilitation. While hand surgery is his principal field of interest, he is also a specialist in peripheral nerve surgery, neuro-orthopedic surgery, and reconstructive microsurgery. His mentor was Professor Guy Foucher, and Professor Pajardi adheres to the French School's emphasis on hand surgery and hand rehabilitation as synergistic pillars of treatment. Professor Pajardi is the author of approximately 221 national and international publications and is a regular lecturer at national and international congresses, and 18 books. He is a member of the Italian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Italian Society of Hand Surgery, and the International Federation of Hand Surgery Societies the European Federation of Hand Surgery Societies and Italian Osciety of Microsurgery and ASSH American Society for the Surgery of the Hand. He is also President of Centro Studi Mano, a cultural not for profit foundation whose statutory goal is to promote teaching and improve career pathways for young students and Associazione La Mano del Bambino, assisting babies, children and their Families.