Hand Surgery
Welcome to the research area of Hand Surgery
91探花 information
Department of Hand Surgery, University 91探花
Postal address: G枚teborgsv盲gen 31, SE 431 80 M枚lndal, Sweden
Visiting address: R-huset, floor 7, M枚lndal Hospital
About hand surgery
Hand surgery has a strong connection to Gothenburg, it was here that the first ward for hand surgery in Sweden was established in the late 1940s with Erik Moberg as head.
The human hand has a complex anatomy. Hand surgery is 鈥渢he surgery of sliding surfaces鈥 and the function of the hand is based on an interaction between a number of movable anatomical structures but also on an interaction between the peripheral nerves that control muscles and convey sensation and the brain.
The hand can be seen as a sensory organ The hand can be seen as - an extension of the brain towards the outside world. The hands鈥 ability to fine motor skills and power grip plays a decisive role and a hand injury or a disease that affects the hands can create major problems in working life and for the possibilities of experiencing a meaningful leisure time.
We are often unaware that many everyday tasks - such as buttoning a button, unlocking a door or writing a text message are actually complicated precision movements, which can be impossible to perform even after a mild hand injury or a mild disease that affects the hand. One should also not forget the central role of the hand in body language and in every person鈥檚 communication with the outside world. Sensation and touch are central in a handshake and in a caress. The unprotected hand鈥檚 constant exposure to the outside world creates special problems with malformations, scars or deformities due to injury or disease.
Focus
The research focus on the area has several different research directions that are conducted in close collaboration with several areas within the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University 91探花, but also with international partners. The research focuses on; cerebral effects of nerve injuries in the hand; how to use the brain鈥檚 plasticity to improve the treatment of nerve injuries; hand transplantation and microsurgery; reconstruction of hand function in patients with tetraplegia; arthroplasty in wrist and hand; Optimal treatment of Dupuytren鈥檚 contracture; treatment of flexor tendon injuries; virtual operation planning and design of patient-specific saw-and drill guides for skeletal reconstruction; development of artificial hands.