Effective management of the human hand depends on accurate diagnosis. To perform a successful examination, medical personnel need a sound knowledge of the anatomical principles relevant to this complex structure. The Hand: Anatomy, Examination, and Diagnosis, Fourth Edition provides that vital information. Published in partnership with the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, this concise, pocket-size manual is a practical guide to evaluating a wide variety of common hand injuries and diseases. This clearly written, thoroughly researched, full-color book will be invaluable to orthopaedic, plastic, hand, and general surgeons, as well as emergency room physicians, family physicians, physical therapists, medical students, and nurses.
In this fascinating book, Wilson moves from a discussion of the hand's evolution--and how its intimate
Offers information and activities to explore the human hand, how it differs from the hands of other creatures, and what it can do.
The Hand: From the Seventh Edition of Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, Edited by A.H. Crenshaw
This is David Sudnow's classic account of how his hands learned to improvise jazz on the piano. David Sudnow is the author of Passing On and editor of Studies in Social Interaction.
Those who neglect to follow proper handwashing protocols put us at risk for serious disease - and even death. In this well-researched book, Wahrman discusses the microbes that live among us, both benign and malevolent.
"Bert Herrman, probably the world's most respected expert on handballing, offers the definitive guide to one of sexuality's final frontiers.
In 1822, Ashley Cooper published the use of a pointed bistoury—a long, narrow surgical knife for closed fasciotomy. In 1831, Dupuytren performed his first open fasciotomy through a transverse incision. He attributed Dupuytren's disease ...
Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children's classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, ...
Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy. Like Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Talk to the Hand is not a stuffy guidebook, and is sure to inspire spirited conversation.
The New Millennium Library brings you an ever growing list of well-known classics as well as lesser-known treasures and hard to find popular works from the past that have, up until now, been difficult to keep available.