The Wonder of the Human Hand : Care and Repair of the Body's Most Marvelous Instrument /

Surgeons and hand specialists from the world-renowned Curtis National Hand Center describe how the hand is used in work, sports, and music, and trace the human fascination with hands in religion and art. They relate awe-inspiring stories of people throughout history--including major league pitcher J...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wilgis, E. F. Shaw (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Hand > Physiology.
Hand > Movements.
Hand > Anatomy.
Hand > Wounds and injuries.
MEDICAL > Anatomy.
Main > Lesions et blessures.
Main > Mouvements > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Main > Anatomie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Main > Physiologie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Hand Injuries
Hand > physiology
Hand > Movements > Popular works.
Hand > Anatomy > Popular works.
Hand > Physiology > Popular works.
Popular works.
Popular Work
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Surgeons and hand specialists from the world-renowned Curtis National Hand Center describe how the hand is used in work, sports, and music, and trace the human fascination with hands in religion and art. They relate awe-inspiring stories of people throughout history--including major league pitcher Jim Abbott, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Liebe Diamond, and pianist Leon Fleisher--who accomplished great things with one hand, or with impaired or injured hands, and they tell of marvelous surgeries that create fingers where none exist.
Notas:Includes index.
"With sixteen experts from the renowned Curtis National Hand Center."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781421415499

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