Current Issue February 2012 | Vol. 28, No. 1
Current Topic
February 2012
Intrinsic Muscles of the HandSteven Green, MD, Guest Editor
"There is a general tendency to curtail progressively the time allotted to the teaching of anatomy in the medical schools, but the need for anatomy is greater than ever. It is essential in surgery, where an adequate knowledge of structure could have eliminated inadequate operations performed in the past and those still being performed."
This quote from Emanuel Kaplan, MD in his introduction to his classic book "Functional and Surgical Anatomy of the Hand" is more true today than when first published in 1953. During the more than 30 years of mentoring medical students, residents, and postgraduate hand fellows, I remain impressed with their lack of knowledge and confusion concerning the structure and function of the intrinsic muscles of the hand and the methods of evaluation and treatment of the various disorders that affect these critical muscles. The purpose of this issue of the Hand Clinics is to provide a comprehensive review of the intrinsic muscles, their structural and functional anatomy, the effect of their dysfunction, and the various methods that can be used for rehabilitation.
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Elbow Arthritis
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Current Concepts in the Treatment of the Rheumatoid Hand, Wrist and Elbow
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