Personalized Management in Degenerative and Traumatic Hand Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Medicine, Cell, and Organism Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 611
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, 90471 Nuremberg, Germany
Interests: hand surgery; hand trauma surgery; small joint arthritis; degenerative changes of the hand; arthrodeses of the hand; geriatric trauma surgery
2. Center for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
Interests: hand surgery; elbow surgery; rheumatoid diseases of the hand; degenerative changes of the hand; rheumatoid orthopedics
2. Chair of Hand-, Replantation- and Microsurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12683 Berlin, Germany
Interests: peripheral nerve surgery; traumatic nerve injuries; orthoplastic hand surgery; arthroscopic hand surgery; 3D-planned corrective osteotomies; CMC1-replacement/prosthetics; wrist prosthetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Personalized care for hand surgery patients, especially those with post-traumatic, degenerative, or rheumatic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, is essential due to the complex nature of these diseases. These conditions cause degeneration in hand joints, leading to pain, stiffness, and loss of function. Each patient's experience varies, requiring tailored treatment plans that incorporate medical management, physical therapy, and advanced surgical interventions.
Innovative surgical techniques are crucial for hand surgery patients. Minimally invasive procedures, such as arthroscopy, reduce recovery time and improve outcomes. The use of PSI techniques, especially in rheumatoid arthritis patients, is necessary to enhance comfort and function. Personalized robotic-assisted surgeries offer enhanced precision, minimizing complications.
Personalized care involves thorough evaluations to determine the most appropriate surgical approach, whether it is joint replacement, tendon transfer, or others. This comprehensive approach, combined with patient education and shared decision making, ensures higher satisfaction and better adherence to postoperative care plans.
This Special Issue aims to promote personalized care, emphasizing innovative surgical therapy, of individual patients’ needs, outcomes, and risk factors in the treatment of hand surgery patients.
Dr. Michael Millrose
Dr. Martin Lautenbach
Prof. Dr. Leila Harhaus
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hand surgery
- elbow surgery
- rheumatoid diseases of the hand
- degenerative changes of the hand
- rheumatoid orthopedics
- hand surgery
- hand trauma surgery
- small joint arthritis
- arthrodesis of the hand
- geriatric trauma surgery
- robotic-assisted surgeries
- personalized care
- physical therapy
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