The wonder of the human hand : care and repair of the body's most marvelous instrument

Summary: Surgeons and hand specialists from the world-renowned Curtis National Hand Center describe how the hand is used in work, sports, and music, and trace the human fascination with hands in religion and art. They relate awe-inspiring stories of people throughout history--including major league pitcher Jim Abbott, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Liebe Diamond, and pianist Leon Fleisher--who accomplished great things with one hand, or with impaired or injured hands, and they tell of marvelous surgeries that create fingers where none exist.

Record details

ISBN: 9781421415475 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 142141547X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781421415482 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1421415488 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781421415499 (electronic)
ISBN: 1421415496 (electronic)
Physical Description: print
xii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Touched: Hands + environment = life / E.F. Shaw Wilgis -- Form follows function: the anatomy of the hand / Ryan D. Katz -- Less (or more) than a perfect 10: congential differences / Michael A. McClinton -- It's only a game: the athlete's hand / W. Hugh Baugher, Thomas J. Graham -- Worn down but not out: the arthritic hand / Philip Clapham, Kevin C. Chung -- Good vibrations: the musician's hand / Raymond A. Wittstadt -- I see what you mean: hearing with your eyes and speaking with your hands in American Sign Language / Rebecca J. Saunders -- Life is what happens with you're busy making other plans: injuries at work and at home / Keith A. Segalman -- When disease hurts the hand: diabetes and the hand / Kenneth R. Means, Jr. -- Sense and sensibility: seeing the world with braille and understanding nerve impairment syndromes / Ryan M. Zimmerman, Neal B. Zimmerman -- The Renoir effect: contractures and spasticity / Christopher L. Forthman -- Where do we go from here? Future innovations in hand surgery / James P. Higgins.