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Clinical Management of the Rheumatoid Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

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Editors:
  1. Kevin C. Chung

    1. Comp Hand Cen. Sec of PS, Dept of Surg, The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA

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  • Provides sequential technical approaches to managing rheumatoid arthritis in the hand, wrist, and elbow

  • Includes detailed content on various surgical procedures and decision-making processes

  • Features an authoritative, international author team from both rheumatology and hand surgery professions

  • Richly illustrated with pictures and schematic drawings to clarify important topics

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Background Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Advances in the Medical Treatment of RA: What Surgeons Need to Know

      • Daniel Herren
      Pages 3-11

    3. Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Historical and Evidence-Based Perspective

      • David A. Fox
      Pages 13-19

    4. Preoperative and Postoperative Medical Management for Rheumatoid Hand Surgery

      • Vladimir M. Ognenovski
      Pages 21-30

    5. Setting Priorities: The Timing and Indications for Rheumatoid Surgical Procedures

      • Matthew Brown, Kevin C. Chung
      Pages 31-41

    6. Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies in Rheumatoid Patients

      • Joshua M. Adkinson
      Pages 43-51

    7. Current Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Rheumatoid Hand and Wrist Deformities

      • Jennifer F. Waljee
      Pages 53-60

    8. Application of Patient-Rated Questionnaires in Rheumatoid Hand Outcomes Research

      • Erika D. Sears
      Pages 61-71

  3. Rheumatoid Wrist

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Biomechanics of the Rheumatoid Wrist Deformity

      • Gregory Ian Bain, Thomas Clifton, John J. Costi, Jeganath Krishnan
      Pages 75-86

    3. Concepts and Indications of Rheumatoid Wrist Surgery

      • Marco Rizzo
      Pages 87-95

    4. Management of the Distal Radioulnar Joint in Rheumatoid Arthritis

      • Brian D. Adams
      Pages 97-104

    5. Soft Tissue Reconstructive Procedures in the Rheumatoid Wrist, Including Tendon Transfer Procedures

      • Philippe Bellemère
      Pages 105-118

    6. Advances in Total Wrist Arthroplasty

      • Guillaume Herzberg, Michel E. H. Boeckstyns
      Pages 119-123

    7. Total Wrist Fusion and Limited Wrist Fusion Procedures in Rheumatoid Arthritis

      • Hajime Ishikawa
      Pages 125-144

    8. Application of Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Wrist

      • Clara Wong Wing Yee, Pak-cheong Ho
      Pages 145-176

    9. Case-Based Discussion of the Management of the Rheumatoid Wrist

      • Daniel Herren
      Pages 177-182

  4. Rheumatoid Hand

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Rheumatoid Finger: Treatment Concepts and Indications for Surgery

      • Philippe Kopylov, Magnus Tägil
      Pages 185-194
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About this book

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the management and related surgery of the rheumatoid hand, wrist, and elbow. It provides a much-needed, authoritative discussion of the epidemiology, surgical techniques, and outcomes of rheumatoid surgery. The book begins by introducing important background concepts, and then goes on to present up-to-date details on pre and postoperative management, indications, and treatment options. Each section ends with case-based coverage of common clinical scenarios and features numerous illustrations that showcase the sequential approach in managing this disease. Clinical Management of the Rheumatoid Hand, Wrist, and Elbow has broad appeal for rheumatologists and primary care physicians, and will assist them in providing appropriate referrals for surgery consultations. It also serves as a valuable reference for surgeons treating and managing patients with this unique disease. ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Comp Hand Cen. Sec of PS, Dept of Surg, The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA

    Kevin C. Chung

About the editor

Kevin C. Chung. MD, MS

Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery,

The University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Management of the Rheumatoid Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

  • Editors: Kevin C. Chung

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26660-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26658-9Published: 01 April 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79991-9Published: 25 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26660-2Published: 17 March 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 86 b/w illustrations, 178 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Rheumatology, Primary Care Medicine

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