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Atlas of Hand Anatomy and Clinical Implications Han-Liang Yu, Robert A. Chase, and Berish Strauch. Illustrations by Li-Guo Liang. St. Louis: Mosby; 2004. 599pages. $239.00.
The Atlas of Hand Anatomy and Clinical Implications, by HanLiang Yu, MD, Robert A. Chase, MD, and Berish Strauch, MD, is an unusual kind of anatomy book. It is the fourth major anatomic atlas of hand surgery written by Professor Chase, and it imparts a different view of a subject that is both fascinating to and revered by Drs. Yu and Strauch. The authors state, "The anatomy hasn't changed ... but the way you approach it has!"
This atlas starts with anatomy and ends with surgical technique, rather than the other way around. In comparison to Hoppenfeld and deBoer's Surgical Exposures...