Hand Surgery
Last updated ISSN 0218-8104
Hand Surgery is published by World Scientific in medicine. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Hand Surgery concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
Key facts
| Publisher | World Scientific |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0218-8104, 1793-6535 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,205 |
| Publishing since | 1992 |
| Journal website | www.worldscinet.com/hs/hs.shtml |
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