The Wonder of the Human Hand: Care and Repair of the Body's Most Marvelous Instrument (Paperback)

Preface. Work, Play, Love: The Marvel of the Human Hand
Introduction. Touched: Hands + Environment = Life
Chapter 1. Form Follows Function: The Anatomy of the Hand
Chapter 2. Less (or More) than a Perfect 10: Congenital Differences
Chapter 3. It's Only a Game: The Athlete's Hand
Chapter 4. Worn Down but Not Out: The Arthritic Hand
Chapter 5. Good Vibrations: The Musician's Hand
Chapter 6. I See What You Mean: Hearing with Your Eyes and Speaking with Your Hands in American Sign Language
Chapter 7. Life Is What Happens When You're Busy Making Other Plans: Injuries at Work and at Home
Chapter 8. When Disease Hurts the Hand: Diabetes and the Hand
Chapter 9. Sense and Sensibility: Seeing the World with Braille and Understanding Nerve Impairment Syndromes
Chapter 10. The Renoir Effect: Contractures and Spasticity
Chapter 11. Where Do We Go from Here? Future Innovations in Hand Surgery
Resources
List of Contributors
Index