Clinical Management of the Rheumatoid Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

Kevin C. Chung. MD, MSDepartment of Surgery,Section of Plastic Surgery, The University ofMichigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Part I: Background Concepts.- Advances in the Medical Treatment of RA: What Surgeons Need to Know.- Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Historical and Evidence-Based Perspective.- Preoperative and Postoperative Medical Management for Rheumatoid Hand Surgery.- Setting Priorities: The Timing and the Indication for Rheumatoid Surgical Procedures.- Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies in Rheumatoid Patients.- Current Treatment Outcomes among Patients with Rheumatoid Hand and Wrist Deformities.- Application of Patient-Rated Questionnaires in Rheumatoid Hand Outcomes Research.- Part II: Rheumatoid Wrist.- Biomechanics of the Rheumatoid Wrist Deformity.- Concepts and Indications of Rheumatoid Wrist Surgery.- Management of the Distal Radioulnar Joint in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Soft Tissue Reconstructive Procedures in the Rheumatoid Wrist, Including Tendon Transfer Procedures .- Advances in Total Wrist Arthroplasty.- Total Wrist Fusion and Limited Wrist Fusion Procedures in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Application of Arthroscopy in Treatment of the Rheumatoid Wrist. - Case Based Discussion of  the Management of the Rheumatoid Wrist.- Part III: Rheumatoid Hand.- The Rheumatoid Finger: Treatment Concepts and Indications for Surgery.- Biomechanics of Rheumatoid Finger Deformities.- Treatment of MCP Joints in the Rheumatoid Hand.- Treatment of Boutonniere and Swan-Neck Deformities in Rheumatoid Fingers.- Concepts in Ulnar Drift Deformity.- The Rheumatoid Thumb.- Case Based Examples of Management of the Rheumatoid Hand.- Part IV: Rheumatoid Elbow.- Soft Tissue Management of the Elbow Deformities.- Arthroplasty Procedures for the Rheumatoid Elbow.- Case Based Examples of Management of Rheumatoid Elbow