title: Special operative considerations in musicians.
abstract: Musicians are a unique group, requiring digital control and skills at the highest levels. Each instrument has its own special needs and the musician must be seen in the context of the instrument played. Surgery also must be seen in this context. The special areas of modification of technique and some of the more commonsurgical situations encountered in musicians are considered in this article.
authors.affiliation: Hand Clinic, 30 Devonshire Street, London, W1G 6PU, England. devonshireconsult@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Winspur
mesh_terms: D005384:Finger Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery