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History and basic Science.- 1 History.- 2 Bone Healing.- 3 The AO/ ASIF Principles: Fracture (Cast) Disease.- 4 Precision Implants and Instrumentation.- 5 The Lag Screw.- 6 Plates.- 7 Tension Band Wires.- 8 External Fixation.- 9 Indications for Stable Fixation.- Fracture Repair.- 10 Bennett's Fracture.- 11 Vertical Trapezial Fractures.- 12 Rolando's Fracture.- 13 Reverse Bennett's Fracture.- 14 Dorsal Oblique Hamate Fracture.- 15 Other Metacarpal Base Fractures.- 16 Transverse and Short Oblique Metacarpal Shaft Fractures.- 17 Oblique and Spiral Metacarpal Shaft Fractures.- 19 Intraarticular Metacarpal Head Fractures.- 20 Multiple Metacarpal Fractures.- 21 Scaphoid Fractures.- 22 Marginal Fractures at the Base of the Proximal Phalanx.- 23 Intraarticular Split Fractures of the Base of the Proximal Phalanx.- 24 Transverse and Short Oblique Phalangeal Fractures.- 25 Oblique and Spiral Phalangeal Shaft Fractures.- 26 Spiral Oblique Phalangeal Fractures with Butterfly Fragments.- 27 Unicondylar Phalangeal Fractures.- 28 Bicondylar Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx.- 29 Fractures of the Volar Margin of the Middle Phalanx Associated with Unstable Dorsal Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation.- 30 Volar Fracture-Dislocation of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint.- 31 Intraarticular Fractures of the Dorsal Lip of the Distal Phalanx.- 32 Large Displaced Fracture of the Volar Lip of the Distal Phalanx Associated with Flexor Digitorum Profundus Rupture.- 33 Colles' Fractures.- 34 Smith's Fractures.- 35 Volar Radiocarpal Fracture-Dislocation (Volar Barton's Fracture).- 36 Radial Styloid Fractures.- 37 Polyfractures in the Hand.- 38 Poly traumatized Patient.- 39 Open Fractures.- 40 Children's Fractures.- Reconstruction.- 41 Delayed Union, Nonunion, and Pseudoarthrosis.- 42 Wrist Arthrodesis.- 43 Distal Radioulnar Arthrodesis.- 44 Limited Intercarpal Arthrodesis.- 45 Thumb Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthrodesis.- 46 Other Carpometacarpal Arthrodeses.- 47 Intermetacarpal Bone Block for Arthrodesis Between the Thumb and Index Finger Metacarpals to Maintain Palmar Abduction of the Thumb.- 48 Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis.- 49 Index Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis.- 50 Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis.- 51 Thumb Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis.- 52 Finger Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis.- 53 Corrective Osteotomy-Distal Radius.- 54 Corrective Osteotomy-Metacarpal.- 55 Corrective Osteotomy-Phalangeal.- 56 Corrective Osteotomy-Kienbock's Disease.- 57 Osteotomy for Thumb Metacarpal Lengthening.- 58 Ray Transposition.- 59 Rotational Osteotomy at the Base of the Fifth Metacarpal.- 60 Reconstruction in Children.- 61 Lag Screw Fixation of a Hunter Rod for Two- Stage Tendon Reconstruction.- 62 Lag Screw Fixation for Steindler Flexorplasty.- 63 Internal Fixation to Maintain Thumb-Web Space Release.- 64 Epilogue.