ALLEN BUCKNER KANAVELFOUNDER OF HAND SURGERY

Transfer of Sensory Branches of Radial Nerve in Hand Surgery

One of the main principles in hand surgery is the restitution of sensation in fingers which seems hard or impossible in extensive hand traumas especially in war injuries. In this article transfer of sensory branch of radial nerve to sensory branch of median (in 25 cases) and to sensory branch of ulnar nerve (for the first time in literature and in 12 cases) is reported. Operative technics and r...

Surgery of the Hand

Surgery of the Hand

Surgery of the Hand

THIIS work is divided into three parts -Infections, Injuries, and Other Surgical Lesions. The first two parts contain detailed accounts of infections and injuries, the essential features of which are clearly shown in many beautiful X-ray plates and diagrams. In fact, much instruction is to be gained by a study of the illustrations alone. The author is to be congratulated on his excellent exposi...

Surgery of the Hand

There are a number of anatomically unique spaces and compartments in the hand. Gaining an understanding of these important structures is essential for accurate diagnosis, management, and prediction of the spread of infection in the hand. Typically, the proximal extent of the sheath in the thumb and little finger is more proximal than the flexor tendon sheaths in the other three fingers. Additio...