Chronic Finger Injuries

Hand injuries in sports are usually traumatic in nature and may occur from falls, axial loading of digits, or rotational traumatic injuries with forced gripping.

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Grégoire Chick Editor

Acute and Chronic Finger Injuries in Ball Sports

Sports and Traumatology Philippe Landreau Series Editor

Grégoire Chick Editor

Acute and Chronic Finger Injuries in Ball Sports

Editor Grégoire Chick, MD Hand and Wrist Unit Hôpital de la Tour Geneva Switzerland Series Editor Philippe Landreau, MD Sports Orthopaedic Surgery Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital Doha Qatar

Dr. Chick is Consultant Hand Surgeon in Hôpital de la Tour (Geneva) and Clinique de Genolier, Switzerland, and Visiting Surgeon in Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar. ISBN 978-2-8178-0381-4 ISBN 978-2-8178-0382-1 DOI 10.1007/978-2-8178-0382-1 Springer Paris Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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To my Grandfather, Dr. Grégoire Chick from Симферополь, Crimea To Rémy an inspired publisher To my parents To Claire, My love To my children Paul, Hélène, Anne, Clarisse, Philippine To my Mentors, Residents and Fellows from whom I learned immensely Grégoire Chick

“Our capacity to get over an injury does not depend on its seriousness but on our ability to accept it” Anonymous

Preface

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