Options for Surgical Exposure & Soft Tissue Coverage in Upper Extremity Trauma, an Issue of Hand Clinics

Volume 30-4
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-323-32375-8
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 253 mm x 180 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

This issues provides a comprehensive description of standard and alternative exposures of shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm and hand along with the relevant anatomy, and pearls and pitfalls of the described exposures and case examples illustrating the relevant points. The focus of the second section is on soft tissue coverage of the upper extremity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupta, Amit

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie

Über Autor(innen)

Gupta, Amit
Amit Gupta, M.D. earned his medical degree from University of Delhi, India. He completed a residency in orthopedics from the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopedic Hospital in Oswestry and Royal Liverpool hospitals in England. He then completed hand and microsurgery fellowships with the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro Surgery in Louisville and with the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby, England, and University of Bern, Switzerland. In addition to offering a full range of arm and hand services, Dr. Gupta has special interests in wrist and elbow surgery, post-trauma reconstruction of the hand and pediatric hand surgery. Dr. Gupta’s mission is to provide top-quality, patient-centered care in the areas of hand surgery and complex elbow reconstruction. He is involved in research focused on developing cutting-edge technologies, including improved wrist implants and rehabilitation equipment for patients.
He is a well-known author of The Growing Hand: Diagnosis and Management of the Upper Extremity in Children, Elsevier, Mosby and his recognition includes:
- Teacher of The Year 2006, Presented by the Residents of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Louisville
- British Medical Association Book of the Year in 2000 – The Growing Hand
- voted by his peers as one of Louisville Magazine’s Top Docs for 2019