Functional and Surgical Anatomy of the Hand

For those of us who have turned to Emanuel B. Kaplan'sFunctional and Surgical Anatomy of the Handas the modern, classical source, the new and expanded edition is a welcome addition to our libraries. The work is scholarly and detailed, reflecting a depth of study and experience that could only be encompassed by someone of Emanuel Kaplan's intellectual tenacity and seniority. There is an expanded section on the interrelationships of intrinsic and extrinsic musculature in coordinate function of the digits which is both concise and clear. The addition of new, cinematographic demonstrations, mechanical analyses, and electromyographic studies has confirmed the contributions of the integrated muscles in this complex organ. Kaplan's zeal in understanding all of kinesiology has bestowed upon us such contributions as his monumental translation of Duchenne'sPhysiologie des mouvements, many scholarly papers on the hand, the first edition ofFunctional and Surgical Anatomy of the Hand, and