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Wrist and Hand Surgeries

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This chapter will focus on the most frequently encountered disorders of the hand and wrist that require surgical intervention with the associated postoperative rehabilitation protocols.

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  1. Robert Wood Johnson University School of Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Todd Alter, Matthew H. Nasra & Andrew J. Butler

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Alfred J. Tria Jr

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  1. Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    S. Ali Mostoufi

  2. Restorative Orthopaedics Spine &Sports (ROSS) Institute, Somerset, NJ, USA

    Tony K. George

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Alfred J. Tria Jr.

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Alter, T., Nasra, M.H., Butler, A.J., Tria, A.J. (2022). Wrist and Hand Surgeries. In: Mostoufi, S.A., George, T.K., Tria Jr., A.J. (eds) Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92042-5_37

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