About this ebook
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Contains thoroughly revised and updated indications and techniques to treat the full spectrum of upper extremity disorders.
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Highlights the latest advances and approaches, such as wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery, nerve transfer techniques, tendon transfer and tendon avulsion repairs, skin grafting techniques, and more.
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Offers nearly 140 innovative and high-resolution videos (99 are NEW) that provide real-life, step-by-step guidance on key procedures.
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Provides state-of-the-art information on wrist arthritis, hand trauma, new arthroplasties, targeted muscle reinnervation, wrist instability surgeries, fracture management, rehabilitation, congenital disorders, orthotic interventions, and more.
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Includes newly updated, high-resolution illustrations, images, and photos throughout.
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Presents case-based controversies and unique solutions, plus current views on what works and what does not, based on recent science and outcome measures.
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About the author
Dr. Scott Wolfe is an experienced, innovative and authoritative expert in upper extremity problems that incapacitate fingers, hands, wrists, elbows and nerves. Dr. Wolfe frequently operates on complex conditions and specializes in the wrist, specifically, scaphoid surgery, distal radius fractures, wrist fractures, nonunions, Dupuytren’s disease, nerve repair and nerve reconstruction. Along with an active practice, Dr. Wolfe teaches students daily as a Cornell Medical School Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He gives educational lectures to medical specialists globally and has advanced the knowledge and technique of hand surgery worldwide. As lead author, he has published over 200 major papers throughout his 30-year career in the most respected, peer-reviewed, American medical journals. His goal is to help achieve consistently superior patient results in hand and nerve surgery. World class musicians and professional athletes have had their mobility restored through the care of Dr. Wolfe, who has consistently been rated as one of America's and New York’s Top Doctors for over 20 years.
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor, Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery, Temple UniversitySchool of MedicineHand Surgeon, Shriners Hospitalfor Children Education:Undergraduate: Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaDegree: B.S. Computer Science 1978-1982Medical: Hahnemann University School of MedicinePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDegree: M.D. 1982-1986Internship: Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPreliminary General SurgeryJuly 1986 to June 1987Residency: Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaOrthopaedic SurgeryJuly 1987 to June 1991Shriners Hospital for Crippled ChildrenPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPediatric Orthopaedic SurgeryJanuary 1989 to July 1989Thomas Jefferson University HospitalHand Rehabilitation CenterPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHand SurgeryJanuary 1990 to March 1990Fellowship: Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnesotaHand & Microvascular SurgeryJuly 1991 - July 1992Curriculum Vitae Scott H. Kozin, MDBoard Certification:Certificate of Added Qualifications inHand Surgery, August 1995Re-certification, November 2004Board Certification, American Board ofOrthopaedic Surgeons, July 15, 1994Re-certification, November 2004Diplomate, American Board of OrthopaedicSurgeonsDiplomate, National Board of MedicalExaminersOrganization Memberships:Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society (1986)American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsAmerican Society for Surgery of the Hand (1996)American Association for Hand SurgeryTemple-Shriners Alumni Association (1995)Pennsylvania Orthopaedic SocietyPhiladelphia Orthopaedic SocietyAO Teaching Faculty (1995)International Wrist Investigators Workshop (1998)Philadelphia Hand Society (1992)Orthopaedic OverseasNew Millennium Hand Club (1992)American Orthopaedic Association (2001)Awards/ Honors:Sterling Bunnell Travelling Fellow 2001-2002, American Society for Surgery of the HandJoseph H. Boyes Award, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2002
