| The Department of Hand Surgery provides a service
for treating all types of hand problems, both emergency
and elective. Emergency work includes a functional microsurgical
reconstruction service for trauma. The medical team
is responsible for both the general spectrum of services,
as well as their individual areas of clinical interests,
namely, common hand conditions, hand trauma, congenital
hand abnormalities, wrist disease and injuries, upper
limb paralysis and microsurgical reconstruction of the
upper limb.
The department is proud of its development of the Ambience
Control Device (AC Device) which is used in the post-operative
care of the micro-surgically reconstructed hand in providing
elevation and constant warm ambience for the hand.
Besides being a centre for advanced specialty training
in hand surgery, the department also conducts courses
like Endoscopic Bio-skills Workshop, AO Psychomotor
Skills Workshop, Symposium on Skeletal and Soft Tissue
Reconstruction of the Upper Limb, Review Course in Hand
Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand-Advanced
Instructional Course for local and regional participants.
The department is recognized for advanced specialty
training by the Specialist Accreditation Board.
Clinical research is an integral component of the departmental
activities. Many studies were well received at regional
and international level. These innovative surgical procedures
have become routine in the department’s reconstructive
armamentarium. Some of these include:
- Extended Lateral Arm Flap for Reconstruction of
Severely Injured Hand
- Osteocutaneous Lateral Arm Flap
- Thumb Duplication - a Concept of Total Reconstruction
- Free Nail Bed Grafting for Nail Bed Injuries
- Functional Replantation
- Free Muscle Transfers for Brachial Plexus Injuries
- Advanced Rehabilitation following Complex Microreconstruction
- Digital Island Flaps to Resurface Difficult Small
to Medium-sized Defects of the Hand
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