Contents:

• Bacterial infections of the hand - János Hankiss
• Early functional rehabilitation of the hand and its influence on wound healing and scar tissue formation - Claudia Bernhöft
• Congenital hand deformities: Diagnosis, indication for, and timing of , surgical interventions - Hildegunde Piza-Katzer, Andrea Wenger
• Current orthopaedic technological treatment for the upper extremity - Boris Bertram