The Wrist and Its Disorders

by David M. Lichtman

This is today's most comprehensive compilation of information on wrist surgery, authored by the most distinguished contributors in the field. In many cases, topics are discussed by the practitioners who originally discovered them or pioneered their treatment. Readers will find state-of-the-art coverage of everything from wrist anatomy, embryology, and kinematics to the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of developmental, traumatic, and degenerative conditions.
Review of Last Edition:
"This is an excellent text and well worth the price...No serious student of the wrist should be without this book. It should be available as a reference source to all orthopedists and hand surgeons in training or in practice."
--Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Presents the latest information on scapholunate instability, Kienbock's disease, and disorders of the TFCC and DRUJ, as well as state-of-the-art coverage of arthroscopy, arthroplasty, and other contemporary surgical techniques.Features a whole new section on physical therapy of the wrist.
New chapters on wrist imaging (MRI), distal radius malunion, occupational and sports injuries, wrist arthrodesis.Offers expanded coverage of pediatric wrist problems, preoperative workup, surgical technique, and much more.
Contains over 875 superb illustrations to facilitate the visualization of disorders, biomechanical concepts, and surgical techniques.Organizes material within a coordinated, integrated framework to foster a meaningful understanding of the information.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 072164774X
• ISBN13: 9780721647746
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 754 Pages
• Weight: 5.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0"