Dear Colleagues,

The human hand is a highly sophisticated yet fascinating organ, whose pathologic affection can cause severe morbidity. While children can be born with a variety of congenital hand differences, the spectrum of hand disorders ranges from trauma and posttraumatic deformities to infection, neurologic hand problems (e.g., caused by cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injury) and overuse and arthritis-related issues. The present Special Issue aims to summarize the current understanding of hand and upper limb disorders “from the cradle to the grave”. As such, this Special Issue´s articles aim to summarize advances that are relevant to different aspects of hand surgery in children and adults. The multidisciplinary approach that is often needed to adequately address these problems will offer healthcare professionals insight into its complexity, provide understanding, and promote strategies. Submissions for this Special Issue should therefore involve original research articles, systematic reviews, unique case reports and nonsystematic (narrative) reviews on the different aspects of hand and upper limb surgery, including its aetiology/genetics, diagnosis (clinical tests, arthroscopy, radiology), and surgical and nonoperative care, regardless of the medical discipline. We look forward to receiving your scientific work, which will help to improve patient care for the young and old in this interesting discipline.

Dr. Sebastian Farr
Guest Editor

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