**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Orthopedics**
Widely recognized as the gold standard reference in the field, Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 8th Edition, provides complete coverage of the surgical and nonsurgical management of the full range of upper extremity conditions. In a clearly written and well-illustrated format, it contains both foundational content for residents and fellows as well as new approaches, case-based controversies, and outcomes-based solutions for practitioners. Drs. Scott W. Wolfe, William C. Pederson, Scott H. Kozin, and Mark S Cohen, along with new, international contributing authors, provide expert perspectives and preferred methods for all aspects of today’s hand, wrist, and elbow surgery.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Contributors to the First Edition - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Foreword for the Eighth Edition - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. Acknowledgments - p. iii 10. Volume 1 - p. iii 11. Part I: Basic Principles - p. iii 12. List of Illustrations - p. iii 13. List of Tables - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Anesthesia - p. iii 15. Part II: Hand - p. g13 16. Chapter 2: Acute Infections of the Hand - p. g13 17. Chapter 3: Chronic Infections - p. g56 18. Chapter 4: Dupuytren Disease - p. g140 19. Chapter 5: Extensor Tendon Injury - p. g173 20. Chapter 6: Flexor Tendon Injury - p. g208 21. Chapter 7: Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges - p. g254 22. Chapter 8: Dislocations and Ligament Injuries of the Digits - p. g315 23. Chapter 9: The Perionychium - p. g362 24. Chapter 10: The Stiff Finger - p. g384 25. Chapter 11: Treatment of the Osteoarthritic Hand and Thumb - p. g407 26. Part III: Wrist - p. g432 27. Chapter 12: Wrist Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty - p. g432 28. Chapter 13: Carpal Instability - p. g484 29. Chapter 14: The Distal Radioulnar Joint - p. g556 30. Chapter 15: Distal Radius Fractures - p. g595 31. Chapter 16: Fractures of the Carpal Bones - p. g668 32. Chapter 17: Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy - p. g749 33. Part IV: Elbow and Forearm - p. g852.e11 34. Chapter 18: Fractures of the Distal Humerus - p. g852.e11 35. Chapter 19: Fractures of the Radial Head - p. g894 36. Chapter 20: Fractures of the Proximal Ulna - p. g929 37. Chapter 21: Disorders of the Forearm - p. g948 38. Chapter 22: Complex Traumatic Elbow Dislocation - p. g973 39. Chapter 23: Chronic Elbow Instability: Ligament Reconstruction - p. g990 40. Chapter 24: Treatment of the Stiff Elbow - p. g1004 41. Chapter 25: Elbow Tendinopathies and Tendon Ruptures - p. g1023 42. Chapter 26: Elbow Arthroscopy - p. g1043 43. Chapter 27: Total Elbow Arthroplasty - p. g1068 44. Volume 2 - p. g1083 45. Part V: Nerves - p. g1083 46. Chapter 28: Compression Neuropathies - p. g1083 47. Chapter 29: Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome - p. g1123 48. Chapter 30: Nerve Repair - p. g1146 49. Chapter 31: Tendon Transfers for Median, Radial, and Ulnar Nerve Palsy - p. g1183 50. Chapter 32: Spasticity: Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury - p. g1239 51. Chapter 33: Tetraplegia - p. g1260 52. Chapter 34: Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury - p. g1301 53. Part VI: Pediatric Hand - p. g1358 54. Chapter 35: Embryology of the Upper Extremity - p. g1358 55. Chapter 36: Deformities of the Hand and Fingers - p. g1372 56. Chapter 37: Deformities of the Thumb - p. g1446 57. Chapter 38: Malformations of the Wrist and Forearm - p. g1491 58. Chapter 39: Arthrogryposis - p. g1528 59. Chapter 40: Brachial Plexus Birth Injury - p. g1558 60. Chapter 41: Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in Children - p. g1592 61. Part VII: Bone and Soft Tissue Reconstructions - p. g1645 62. Chapter 42: Replantation and Transplantation - p. g1645 63. Chapter 43: The Mangled Upper Extremity - p. g1661 64. Chapter 44: Nonmicrosurgical Coverage of the Upper Extremity - p. g1699 65. Chapter 45: Free Flaps to the Hand and Upper Extremity - p. g1743 66. Chapter 46: Vascularized Bone Grafting - p. g1784 67. Chapter 47: Toe-to-Hand Transplantation - p. g1813 68. Chapter 48: Thumb Reconstruction - p. g1846 69. Part VIII: Other Disorders of the Upper Extremity - p. g1902 70. Chapter 49: Digital Amputations - p. g1902 71. Chapter 50: Major Limb Amputations and Prosthetics - p. g1950 72. Chapter 51: Compartment Syndrome and Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture - p. g1965 73. Chapter 52: Management of Venomous Injuries - p. g1992 74. Chapter 53: A Practical Guide for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Acute Stage and Late Stage - p. g2003 75. Chapter 54: Factitious Disorders - p. g2031 76. Chapter 55: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies - p. g2038 77. Chapter 56: Tendinopathy - p. g2097 78. Chapter 57: The Burned Hand - p. g2116 79. Chapter 58: Skin Tumors of the Hand and Upper Extremity - p. g2149 80. Chapter 59: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - p. g2176 81. Chapter 60: Vascular Disorders of the Hand - p. g2229 82. Index - p. g2254
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Orthopedics**
Widely recognized as the gold standard reference in the field, Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 8th Edition, provides complete coverage of the surgical and nonsurgical management of the full range of upper extremity conditions. In a clearly written and well-illustrated format, it contains both foundational content for residents and fellows as well as new approaches, case-based controversies, and outcomes-based solutions for practitioners. Drs. Scott W. Wolfe, William C. Pederson, Scott H. Kozin, and Mark S Cohen, along with new, international contributing authors, provide expert perspectives and preferred methods for all aspects of today’s hand, wrist, and elbow surgery.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Contributors to the First Edition - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Foreword for the Eighth Edition - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. Acknowledgments - p. iii 10. Volume 1 - p. iii 11. Part I: Basic Principles - p. iii 12. List of Illustrations - p. iii 13. List of Tables - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Anesthesia - p. iii 15. Part II: Hand - p. g13 16. Chapter 2: Acute Infections of the Hand - p. g13 17. Chapter 3: Chronic Infections - p. g56 18. Chapter 4: Dupuytren Disease - p. g140 19. Chapter 5: Extensor Tendon Injury - p. g173 20. Chapter 6: Flexor Tendon Injury - p. g208 21. Chapter 7: Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges - p. g254 22. Chapter 8: Dislocations and Ligament Injuries of the Digits - p. g315 23. Chapter 9: The Perionychium - p. g362 24. Chapter 10: The Stiff Finger - p. g384 25. Chapter 11: Treatment of the Osteoarthritic Hand and Thumb - p. g407 26. Part III: Wrist - p. g432 27. Chapter 12: Wrist Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty - p. g432 28. Chapter 13: Carpal Instability - p. g484 29. Chapter 14: The Distal Radioulnar Joint - p. g556 30. Chapter 15: Distal Radius Fractures - p. g595 31. Chapter 16: Fractures of the Carpal Bones - p. g668 32. Chapter 17: Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy - p. g749 33. Part IV: Elbow and Forearm - p. g852.e11 34. Chapter 18: Fractures of the Distal Humerus - p. g852.e11 35. Chapter 19: Fractures of the Radial Head - p. g894 36. Chapter 20: Fractures of the Proximal Ulna - p. g929 37. Chapter 21: Disorders of the Forearm - p. g948 38. Chapter 22: Complex Traumatic Elbow Dislocation - p. g973 39. Chapter 23: Chronic Elbow Instability: Ligament Reconstruction - p. g990 40. Chapter 24: Treatment of the Stiff Elbow - p. g1004 41. Chapter 25: Elbow Tendinopathies and Tendon Ruptures - p. g1023 42. Chapter 26: Elbow Arthroscopy - p. g1043 43. Chapter 27: Total Elbow Arthroplasty - p. g1068 44. Volume 2 - p. g1083 45. Part V: Nerves - p. g1083 46. Chapter 28: Compression Neuropathies - p. g1083 47. Chapter 29: Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome - p. g1123 48. Chapter 30: Nerve Repair - p. g1146 49. Chapter 31: Tendon Transfers for Median, Radial, and Ulnar Nerve Palsy - p. g1183 50. Chapter 32: Spasticity: Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury - p. g1239 51. Chapter 33: Tetraplegia - p. g1260 52. Chapter 34: Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury - p. g1301 53. Part VI: Pediatric Hand - p. g1358 54. Chapter 35: Embryology of the Upper Extremity - p. g1358 55. Chapter 36: Deformities of the Hand and Fingers - p. g1372 56. Chapter 37: Deformities of the Thumb - p. g1446 57. Chapter 38: Malformations of the Wrist and Forearm - p. g1491 58. Chapter 39: Arthrogryposis - p. g1528 59. Chapter 40: Brachial Plexus Birth Injury - p. g1558 60. Chapter 41: Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Fractures in Children - p. g1592 61. Part VII: Bone and Soft Tissue Reconstructions - p. g1645 62. Chapter 42: Replantation and Transplantation - p. g1645 63. Chapter 43: The Mangled Upper Extremity - p. g1661 64. Chapter 44: Nonmicrosurgical Coverage of the Upper Extremity - p. g1699 65. Chapter 45: Free Flaps to the Hand and Upper Extremity - p. g1743 66. Chapter 46: Vascularized Bone Grafting - p. g1784 67. Chapter 47: Toe-to-Hand Transplantation - p. g1813 68. Chapter 48: Thumb Reconstruction - p. g1846 69. Part VIII: Other Disorders of the Upper Extremity - p. g1902 70. Chapter 49: Digital Amputations - p. g1902 71. Chapter 50: Major Limb Amputations and Prosthetics - p. g1950 72. Chapter 51: Compartment Syndrome and Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture - p. g1965 73. Chapter 52: Management of Venomous Injuries - p. g1992 74. Chapter 53: A Practical Guide for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Acute Stage and Late Stage - p. g2003 75. Chapter 54: Factitious Disorders - p. g2031 76. Chapter 55: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Arthropathies - p. g2038 77. Chapter 56: Tendinopathy - p. g2097 78. Chapter 57: The Burned Hand - p. g2116 79. Chapter 58: Skin Tumors of the Hand and Upper Extremity - p. g2149 80. Chapter 59: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors - p. g2176 81. Chapter 60: Vascular Disorders of the Hand - p. g2229 82. Index - p. g2254
