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. 2024 Aug 22;7(2):314-318.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.07.007. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Mandatory Surgeon Skills for Care of the Mutilated Hand

Dainn Woo  1 , Caroline Granruth  1 , Benjamin Gundlach  1 , Lawrence S Levin  1
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Review

Mandatory Surgeon Skills for Care of the Mutilated Hand

Dainn Woo et al. J Hand Surg Glob Online. .

Abstract

Mangled extremities are complex injuries of the soft tissues, neurovascular structures, and bone that have devastating functional and psychological consequences for affected individuals. Successful management of mangling injuries to the upper extremities requires close collaboration between individuals from diverse training backgrounds. Hand surgery is a surgical discipline with an expansive repertoire of skills and knowledge allowing one to manage bone, joint, tendon, nerve, vasculature, and soft tissue pathology of the upper extremity in adults and children.

Keywords: Hand surgery; Mangled extremity; Microsurgery; Multidisciplinary care; Orthoplastics.

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