This accesible guide provides the latest treatments for fractures and dislocations of the hand and wrist and analyzes the conditions a physician must consider during fracture repair, including nature, type, and stability of the fracture, and type of fixation required for break repair. Emphasizing new developments, techniques, and concepts in the field, international experts discuss critical elements in the care of these musculoskeletal injuries.

Reviewing recent clinical evidence, this source covers:

• distal phalanx fractures and fingertip crush injuries
• phalangeal shaft fractures, current cases, and strategies for patient care
• complex PIP fracture-dislocations, including new concepts in fixation and arthroplasty
• simple and challenging metacarpal fractures, including CMC fracture-dislocations
• carpal fracture dislocations
• international advances in the management of scaphoid fractures
• treatment of distal radius fractures