Amit Gupta - The Grasping Hand: Structural and Functional Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity

The Grasping Hand

Structural and Functional Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity

Amit Gupta, MD, MSOrth, MChOrth, FRCS

Clinical Professor

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

University of Louisville School of Medicine;

Director

Norton Louisville Arm & Hand

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Makoto Tamai, MD, PhD

Director and Hand Surgeon

West 18th Street Hand Clinic for Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

1184 illustrations

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This book is dedicated to our teachers, our gurus, Dr Harold E. Kleinert and Dr Robert D. Acland, who ingrained in us the love for anatomy of the hand.

Dr. Harold E. Kleinert (October 7, 1921 September 28, 2013)

Dr. Harold Kleinert taught us anatomy and hand surgery. But he taught us much more than that. He taught us the value of hard work, humility, true patient care, humanity, patience, and perseverance. His advice for all his students was be able, be amiable, and be available for the patient.

Dr. Robert D. Acland (June 20, 1941 January 6, 2016)

Dr. Robert Acland had two famous sayings that have affected our thinking deeply. The first is Preparation is the only shortcut you will ever need.

The second is The anatomical structures are under no moral obligation to be where you think they should be. They are where they are.

The first emphasizes the importance of planning in surgical procedures. The second outlines the importance of anatomical knowledge, especially the appreciation of anatomical variability.

To these two giants, we dedicate this book, The Grasping Hand.

An ancient Sanskrit prayer for all teachers and students.

May the supreme Lord bless the teacher and the student,
May He nourish and protect us,
May we work together with energy and vigor,
And may our studies be enlightening and free from all misunderstandings.
Peace, peace, peace.

Amit Gupta

Makoto Tamai

David E. Tate, Jr.

Amit Gupta

Vasudeva G. Iyer

Elisabet Hagert and Susanne Rein

Anders Bjrkman

Richard L. Lieber and Jan Fridn

Gregory I. Bain, Duncan McGuire, and Quentin Fogg

Maria Siemionow, Jacek Szopinski, and Krzysztof Kusza

Peter Hahn and Ranjan Gupta

Joshua M. Abzug, Dan A. Zlotolow, and Scott H. Kozin

Alejandro Maciel-Miranda and Steven F. Morris

Mark Ross and Gregory I. Bain

John T. Capo and Ben Shamian

Hill Hastings II

Alexis Laungani, Alain Carlier, Nirusha Lachman, and Michel Saint-Cyr

Luke P. Robinson and Russell A. Shatford

David J. Slutsky

Steven McCabe, Brett McClelland, and Amit Gupta

Keichi Murata

Nathan Polley and Amit Gupta

Joost I. P. Willems and Allen T. Bishop

Mohamed Morsy, Nick A. van Alphen, and Steven L. Moran

Marc Garcia-Elias

Makoto Tamai

William B. Kleinman

Duncan A. McGrouther, Jason K. F. Wong, and Jean-Claude Guimberteau

Russell A. Shatford, Antony Hazel, and James M. Kleinert

Sandeep Jacob Sebastin and Beng Hai Lim

David Elliot

Indranil Chakrabarti

Jaehon M. Kim and Chaitanya S. Mudgal

Ethan W. Blackburn

Amit Gupta and Ghazi M. Rayan

Amy L. Ladd

Joanne Labriola and Jeffrey A. Greenberg

Hilton P. Gottschalk and Randy S. Bindra

Nada N. Berry, Reuben A. Bueno, and Elvin Zook

Herbert P. von Schroeder and Ali Naraghi

It is an honor that Dr. Amit Gupta and Dr. Makoto Tamai have invited us, the Zancolli family, to write the foreword for this amazing book The Grasping Hand: Structural and Functional Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity.

This is the first time that three generations of hand surgeons, who are so passionate about what they do, have been invited to write a foreword together.

Since the Renaissance, the moment when humans over-came the obscurantism of the Middle Ages, anatomy has been the focus of many brilliant minds.