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Complex Trauma Management of the Upper Extremity, An Issue of Hand Clinics, E-Book

Complex Trauma Management of the Upper Extremity, An Issue of Hand Clinics, E-Book

Asif M. Ilyas

(2017)

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Abstract

This issue of Hand Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Asif M. Ilyas, will cover Complex Trauma Management of the Upper Extremity. Topics discussed in the volume include: Open Hand Fractures; Open Fractures of the Upper Extremity, including Antibiotics and Debridement Strategies; Evaluation and Emergency Management for the Mangled Hand; Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Distal Radius Fractures; Open Distal Radius Fractures; Forearm Compartment Syndrome; Traumatic Wounds of the Upper Extremity; Evaluation and Treatment Strategies; Ulnar Nerve Management with Distal Humerus Fractures; and Radial Nerve Palsy Management after Humerus fractures, among others.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Complex Trauma Management of the Upper Extremity\r i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITOR iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents v
Preface: Complex Trauma Management of the Upper Extremity v
Open Fractures of the Hand: Review of Pathogenesis and Introduction of a New Classification System v
Antibiotic Management and Operative Debridement in Open Fractures of the Hand and Upper Extremity: A Systematic Review v
“Damage Control” Hand Surgery: Evaluation and Emergency Management of the Mangled Hand v
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Distal Radius Fractures v
Open Distal Radius Fractures: Timing and Strategies for Surgical Management vi
Hand Compartment Syndrome vi
Forearm Compartment Syndrome: Evaluation and Management vi
Traumatic Wounds of the Upper Extremity: Coverage Strategies vi
Elbow Fractures with Instability: Evaluation and Treatment Strategies vii
Arterial Injury in the Upper Extremity: Evaluation, Strategies, and Anticoagulation Management vii
Ulnar Nerve Management with Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation: A Meta-Analysis vii
Radial Nerve Palsy After Humeral Shaft Fractures: The Case for Early Exploration and a New Classification to Guide Treatmen ... vii
Distal Radius Fractures in a Functional Quadruped: Spanning Bridge Plate Fixation of the Wrist viii
HAND CLINICS\r ix
FORTHCOMING ISSUES ix
May 2018 ix
August 2018 ix
November 2018 ix
RECENT ISSUES ix
November 2017 ix
August 2017 ix
May 2017 ix
Preface:\rComplex Trauma Management of the Upper Extremity xi
Open Fractures of the Hand 1
Key points 1
INTRODUCTION 1
AVAILABLE EVIDENCE ON OPEN HAND FRACTURES 1
VARIABLES AFFECTING INFECTION RISK FOLLOWING AN OPEN FRACTURE OF THE HAND 2
Anatomy 2
Vascular Supply 2
Soft Tissue Envelope 3
Contamination 3
PREDICTIVE FACTORS IN OPEN HAND FRACTURES 4
INAPPLICABILITY OF THE GUSTILO-ANDERSON CLASSIFICATION TO OPEN HAND FRACTURES 4
NEW CLASSIFICATION OF OPEN HAND FRACTURES 5
REFERENCES 6
Antibiotic Management and Operative Debridement in Open Fractures of the Hand and Upper Extremity 9
Key points 9
INTRODUCTION 9
METHODS 10
RESULTS 10
OPEN HAND FRACTURES 10
Antibiotic Management 10
Timing of Debridement 11
OPEN DISTAL RADIUS AND FOREARM FRACTURES 13
Antibiotic Management 13
Timing of Debridement 13
UPPER EXTREMITY FRACTURES (UNSPECIFIED) 15
Timing of Debridement 15
DISCUSSION 15
SUMMARY 16
REFERENCES 16
“Damage Control” Hand Surgery 17
Key points 17
INTRODUCTION 17
INITIAL EVALUATION AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 18
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 19
Order of Repair 20
Spare Parts and Heterotopic Replantation 20
Skeletal Fixation 20
Tendon Repair 22
Vascular Repair 22
Nerve Repair 22
Soft Tissue Coverage 23
POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 24
OUTCOMES 24
REFERENCES 25
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Distal Radius Fractures 27
Key points 27
INTRODUCTION 27
ACUTE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME 28
Pathophysiology 28
Diagnosis 28
Treatment 28
TRANSIENT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME 29
DELAYED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME 29
SUMMARY 31
REFERENCES 31
Open Distal Radius Fractures 33
Key points 33
INTRODUCTION 33
INJURY CLASSIFICATION AND RISK FACTORS FOR POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION 33
TIMING OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION 35
SERIAL DÉBRIDEMENT 36
ROLE OF ANTIBIOTICS 36
SURGICAL FIXATION 37
OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS 38
SUMMARY AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 39
REFERENCES 39
Hand Compartment Syndrome 41
Key points 41
INTRODUCTION 41
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 41
ANATOMY 42
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 43
PATHOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS 44
ETIOLOGIES 45
EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS 45
TREATMENT 48
OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS 50
SUMMARY 50
REFERENCES 50
Forearm Compartment Syndrome 53
Key points 53
INTRODUCTION 53
HISTORY 54
ETIOLOGY 54
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 54
ANATOMY 55
DIAGNOSIS 56
MANAGEMENT 57
OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS 59
SUMMARY 59
REFERENCES 60
Traumatic Wounds of the Upper Extremity 61
Key points 61
INTRODUCTION 61
INITIAL EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY ROOM 61
URGENT REEVALUATION AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF WOUNDS 62
TIMING OF WOUND CLOSURE/COVERAGE 62
PRIMARY SOFT TISSUE WOUND CLOSURE/COVERAGE 62
VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE THERAPY 62
STRATEGIES FOR SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE COVERAGE 62
Skin Grafts 62
Synthetic Skin Substitutes 63
Flaps 64
Local advancement flaps 64
Atasoy V-Y volar advancement flap 64
Kutler bilateral V-Y advancement flap 64
Moberg advancement flap 64
Regional flaps 66
Littler neurovascular island flap 66
Cross-finger flap 66
First dorsal metacarpal artery or kite flap 66
Reverse homodigital islanded flap 67
Radial forearm flap 67
Reverse posterior interosseous artery flap 67
Distally based ulnar artery forearm flap 68
Becker dorsoulnar flap 68
Distant flaps 68
Groin flap 68
Abdominal flap 69
Free flaps 70
Radial forearm free flap 70
Anterolateral thigh flap 71
Scapular and parascapular free flap 71
Free latissimus dorsi flap 72
Lateral arm free flap 73
SUMMARY 73
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 73
REFERENCES 73
Elbow Fractures with Instability 75
Key points 75
INTRODUCTION 75
INITIAL MANAGEMENT 75
UNDERSTANDING THE INJURY 75
ELEMENTS OF FRACTURE-INSTABILITY PATTERNS 76
Coronoid 76
Radial Head 76
Collateral Ligament Injury 76
SURGICAL PLANNING 76
APPROACHES 77
Incision 77
Lateral 77
Medial 77
Trans-fracture 77
TREATMENT FOR SPECIFIC FRACTURE ELEMENTS 77
Radial Head 77
Coronoid 78
Proximal Ulna Fracture 78
Collateral Ligaments 78
ULNAR NERVE 79
CASE EXAMPLES 79
Patient 1: Terrible Triad 79
Patient 2: Varus Posteromedial Rotatory Instability 79
Patient 3: Olecranon Fracture Dislocation 81
PEARLS AND PITFALLS 81
REFERENCES 83
Arterial Injury in the Upper Extremity 85
Key points 85
EPIDEMIOLOGY 85
EVALUATION 86
TREATMENT 88
Limb Salvage 88
Vascular Repair 89
Treatment by Location 89
Shoulder and proximal 89
Elbow 90
Forearm/wrist 91
Hand 92
ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT 92
TREATMENT OUTCOME 93
REFERENCES 94
Ulnar Nerve Management with Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation 97
Key points 97
INTRODUCTION 97
METHODS 99
RESULTS 99
DISCUSSION 101
SUMMARY 102
REFERENCES 102
Radial Nerve Palsy After Humeral Shaft Fractures 105
Key points 105
INTRODUCTION 105
ANATOMY 106
DIAGNOSIS 107
CLASSIFICATION 107
DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES 108
TREATMENT STRATEGIES 109
Early Exploration 109
Observation/Delayed Exploration 110
SUMMARY 110
REFERENCES 110
Distal Radius Fractures in a Functional Quadruped 113
Key points 113
INTRODUCTION 113
INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS 114
TECHNIQUE 114
CASE SERIES 116
DISCUSSION 117
SUMMARY 119
REFERENCES 119