6,698 results match your criteria Metacarpal Fracture and Dislocation
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Christine M. Kleinert Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Arthritis of scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint is common and can be seen in association with first carpal metacarpal (CMC) arthritis. Untreated scaphotrapeziotrapezoid arthritis may be a cause of residual pain after CMC arthroplasty. There are various treatment options described in the literature ranging from arthrodesis, resection arthroplasty, interpositional arthroplasty, and implant arthroplasty. Read More
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Cleveland Clinic.
Ulnar-sided carpometacarpal (CMC) joint fracture dislocations are relatively uncommon, frequently associated with fractures of the metacarpal base and/or hamate, and often sustained by young male individuals secondary to striking a hard object. The complexity of ulnar-sided CMC fracture dislocations necessitates careful restitution of anatomic alignment and joint congruency for mobility and stability. Miniaturization of the external fixation device has allowed application to the hand. Read More
Hand (N Y) 2018 Dec 2:1558944718813730. Epub 2018 Dec 2.
1 New York University, New York City, USA.
Background: Older patients are treated for fracture with increasing frequency. Although studies on animals suggest that older mice and rats heal fractures more slowly, the clinical implications remain unclear. A better understanding of differences in healing with age can help customize fracture treatment. Read More
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2018 Nov 22. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Servicio de Cirugía Plástica, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, España.
Prenat Diagn 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Departments of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095.
Objective: Develop gestational age specific growth curves for fetal third metacarpal and phalangeal lengths and determine if fetal hand proportion is established in utero.
Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study used 2D ultrasound across gestational ages 12-39 weeks to evaluate the third fetal metacarpal and phalangeal measurements. Gestational age specific reference growth curves were developed. Read More
J Hand Microsurg 2018 Dec 20;10(3):150-154. Epub 2018 Mar 20.
Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Divergent trapezium-trapezoid fracture dislocation is a rare and complex injury. The authors present an unusual case of dislocation of the trapezium-trapezoid complex with scaphoid fracture. A 25-year-old man suffered a road traffic accident leading to complex carpal injury due to axial and rotation forces (steer wheel injury) on the left wrist. Read More
J Hand Microsurg 2018 Dec 20;10(3):125-129. Epub 2018 Mar 20.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Although dorsal subluxation is a typical finding for osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint, it is difficult to evaluate the subluxation after trapeziectomy and the significance of its surgical correction combined with trapeziectomy is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to develop a method to evaluate dorsal subluxation without using landmarks on the trapezium. Thirty patients with thumb CMC arthritis and 13 normal patients were included in this study. Read More
Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol 2018 Nov 24. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España; Departamento de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reparadora, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España.
Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with 'catastrophic hand' by the plastic surgery department in a tertiary hospital in the period between 2000-2015, analyse the evolution of the use of the term 'catastrophic hand' and conduct a review of the literature with a view to proposing the optimal definition for said expression.
Material And Method: We conducted a descriptive and retrospective study of patients diagnosed with 'catastrophic hand' who required hospital care by the plastic surgery department of a tertiary hospital in the period between 2000-2015. We conducted a literature review on the use of the term 'catastrophic hand' and we applied the classifications proposed in the publications consulted to our results. Read More
Pain Med 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Objectives: To analyze the association between the rs4680 catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and to determine the association of this polymorphism with clinical, psychological, and pain sensitivity variables in women with episodic or chronic migraine.
Methods: Fifty women with episodic migraine, 50 with chronic migraine, and 50 matched healthy women participated. After amplifying the Val158Met polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction, we assessed genotype frequencies and allele distributions. Read More
J Digit Imaging 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 25 New Chardon Street Suite 400B, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Despite the well-established impact of sex and sex hormones on bone structure and density, there has been limited description of sexual dimorphism in the hand and wrist in the literature. We developed a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model to predict sex based on hand radiographs of children and adults aged between 5 and 70 years. Of the 1531 radiographs tested, the algorithm predicted sex correctly in 95. Read More
Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Diagnostic imaging, Department of Clinical science, VetAgro Sup, Veterinary Campus, University of Lyon, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
The metacarpophalangeal joint is a common site of pain in horses. Little information is available about bone marrow lesions in the distal condyles of the third metacarpal bone in sports and pleasure horses. Aims of this prospective, retrospective, observational study were to evaluate the prevalence of bone marrow lesions in the distal condyles of the third metacarpal bone, to describe their anatomic distribution and to correlate lesions with the presence of lameness and the level and type of activity. Read More
Pediatr Radiol 2018 Nov 24. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Sheffield, Damer Street, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK.
Background: Bisphosphonates have been shown to increase metacarpal cortical width. Bone health index is computed from hand radiographs by measuring cortical thickness, width and length of the three middle metacarpals, and may potentially help predict fracture risk in children.
Objective: To compare bone health index with bone mineral density as measured from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scans in patients with and without bisphosphonate treatment. Read More
Hand Clin 2019 Feb;35(1):97-102
Department of Hand Surgery, The Hand Surgery Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 West Temple Road, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, China.
The authors' experience demonstrates that wide-awake flap surgery in the hand is safe. The authors used this approach in 4 commonly used flaps in the hand in 27 patients: the extended Segmuller flap, the homo-digital reverse digital artery flap, the dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flap, and the Atasoy advancement flap. Wide-awake flap surgery works very well and safely achieved excellent anesthetic and vasoconstrictive effects in the authors' cases. Read More
Vet Surg 2018 Nov 23. Epub 2018 Nov 23.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.
Objective: To describe and report outcomes after lateral translation of the manus for limb-sparing management of distal radial osteosarcoma in dogs.
Study Design: Retrospective case series.
Study Population: Eighteen client-owned dogs. Read More
Am J Vet Res 2018 Dec;79(12):1287-1297
OBJECTIVE To compare strain at the bone-pin and cast-pin interfaces among 3 transfixation pin-cast constructs applied to equine forelimbs. ANIMALS 15 forelimbs from 15 adult horses. PROCEDURES Limbs were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 constructs. Read More
Pan Afr Med J 2018 22;30:163. Epub 2018 Jun 22.
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, CHU Habib Bourguiba de Sfax-Tunisie.
Old fractures and dislocations of the base of the fifth metacarpal may result in post-traumatic arthrosis which is troublesome from a functional point of view and characterized by a difficult management. Stabilized arthroplasty is based on arthroplastic resection of the base of the fifth metacarpal associated with lateral diaphysometaphyseal arthrodesis between the fourth and the fifth metacarpal. This study involving two patients aimed to describe the advantages and the peculiarities of stabilized arthroplasty compared to other techniques in the treatment of the sequelae of fractures and dislocations of the base of the fifth metacarpal. Read More
Front Psychol 2018 5;9:2125. Epub 2018 Nov 5.
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
A pianist's movements are fundamental to music-making by producing the musical sounds and the expressive movements of the trunk and arms which communicate the music's structural and emotional information making it valuable for this review to examine upper-body movement in the performance process in combination with the factors important in skill acquisition. The underpinning playing technique must be efficient with economic muscle use by using body segments according to their design and movement potential with the arm segments mechanically linked to produce coordinated and fluent movement. Two physiologically and pianistically important actions proposed by early music scientists to deliver the keystroke involve dropping the hand from the shoulders toward the keys via a wave action with the joints activated sequentially, and forearm rotation to position the fingers for the keystroke, an action followed by the elbow/upper-arm rotating in the opposite direction. Read More
J Orthop Surg Res 2018 Nov 16;13(1):288. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-4-5, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
Background: Thumb opposition is vital for hand function and involves pronation and palmar abduction. The improvement of pronation is often used as one of the evaluation items of the opponensplasty method for severe carpal tunnel syndrome. However, most of the studies used substitution evaluation methods for measurement of the pronation angle. Read More
J Pediatr Genet 2018 Dec 16;7(4):174-179. Epub 2018 Jun 16.
Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis syndrome (MCTO) is a rare skeletal disorder caused by heterozygous mutations in the gene (v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene ortholog B). This is an autosomal dominant condition with a high frequency of sporadic cases. MCTO is characterized by osteolysis of the carpal, metacarpal, and tarsal bones beginning in early childhood with musculoskeletal rheumatologic symptoms such as pain and disability. Read More
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2018 Dec;23(4):469-473
† School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Australia.
Background: To assess the midterm outcome of patients under 65 who underwent anatomic pyrocarbon hemiarthroplasty for thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis.
Methods: A prospective analysis was performed of a consecutive series of active patients, less than 65 years of age, with symptomatic osteoarthritis who had undergone a CMC hemiarthroplasty using a stemmed metacarpal based, anatomic pyrolytic carbon resurfacing with an additional one third flexor carpi radialis (FCR) tendon transfer to maintain stability. The Wrightington Hand Score, Disability Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) Score, and the Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation Score (PRWE) were utilised. Read More
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2018 Dec;23(4):515-519
‖ Centro Médico Imbanaco de Cali S.A, Cali, Colombia.
Background: Pellegrini's surgical technique is the most useful for thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis. The purpose of this paper is to describe the technique of a modified version using a bone block in the tunnel through which the flexor carpi radialis tendon is passed (BBTI).
Methods: Case series of patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint, in stage II or higher based on Eaton's classification, that were intervened using the BBTI technique for a 2-year period. Read More
Osteoporos Int 2018 Nov 13. Epub 2018 Nov 13.
South African MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
To compare growth patterns and strength of weight- and non-weight-bearing bones longitudinally. Irrespective of sex and ethnicity, metacarpal growth was similar to that of the non-weight-bearing radius but differed from that of the weight-bearing tibia. Weight- and non-weight-bearing bones have different growth and strength patterns. Read More
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018 Nov 9. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
Nephrology, Bambino Gesù Children's Research Hospital.
Context: Type 1A Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP-1A) is characterized by target organ resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH). Patients can show various dysmorphic features, but renal failure is not classically described.
Case Description: A female patient came to our attention at the age of seven years with characteristic signs of PTH resistance, namely hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia and high serum PTH levels. Read More
Hand (N Y) 2018 Nov 12:1558944718810844. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
1 Shriners Hospital for Children, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Background: Bilateral metacarpal hand injuries are extremely rare, but probably represent the most difficult reconstructive challenge in hand surgery.
Methods: We discuss the various options for metacarpal hand reconstruction, including the Krukenberg procedure, bionic prostheses, multiple toe-to-hand transfers, and possibly hand transplantation, and present the long-term functional outcomes, gait analysis, and psychological evaluation after a 4-stage reconstruction of bilateral metacarpal hands in a child using 6 toe-to-hand transfers-bilateral great toe transfers to reconstruct both thumbs and bilateral combined second-third monobloc transfers to reconstruct 2 fingers in each hand.
Results: Reconstruction of bilateral metacarpal hands with 6 toe transfers yielded excellent functional results and patient satisfaction. Read More
Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Nov;32(11):1382-1385
Department of Bone Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Changzheng Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University【？】, Shanghai, 200003, P.R.China.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of open reduction and trans-carpometacarpal joint internal fixation with mini locked-plate for treatment of comminuted fracture of base of the fifth metacarpal.
Methods: Between July 2015 and December 2017, 8 cases of comminuted fractures of base of the fifth metacarpals were treated with open reduction and trans-carpometacarpal joint internal fixation with mini locked-plate. There were 7 males and 1 female with an age of 19-45 years (mean, 32. Read More
Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2018 Nov 9. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/BE, Vienna, Austria.
Previously, a micro-finite element (micro-FE)-based inverse remodelling method was presented in the literature that reconstructs the loading history of a bone based on its architecture alone. Despite promising preliminary results, it remains unclear whether this method is sensitive enough to detect differences of bone loading related to pathologies or habitual activities. The goal of this study was to test the sensitivity of the inverse remodelling method by predicting joint loading histories of metacarpal bones of species with similar anatomy but clearly distinct habitual hand use. Read More
Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg 2018 25;5(1):62-67. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
We present two rare cases of acute osteomyelitis after bite injury that were reconstructed with a third metacarpal base osteoarticular flap and a vascularised medial femoral trochlea osteocartilaginous flap. The outcomes show that a vascularised osteoarticular flap is a good treatment option for a metacarpal head defect. Read More
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2018 Oct 29;73:e162. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
Departamento de Biomecanica, Medicina e Reabilitacao do Aparelho Locomotor, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, BR.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to perform ultrasonographic characterization of the normal ulnar collateral ligament in different age groups and compare it in men and women and in dominant and nondominant hands.
Methods: Forty right-handed volunteers in the age groups 20-30, 31-40, 41-50, and 51-60 years without a history of trauma or surgical procedure in the studied joint were evaluated. The studied parameters were ligament length, greatest ligament thickness, ligament longitudinal section area in the longitudinal plane, distance from the aponeurosis of the adductor muscle to the metacarpal head surface and joint opening at rest and under abduction stress. Read More
Surg J (N Y) 2018 Oct 29;4(4):e215-e219. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
Orthopedics department, Hospital Lucus Agusti, Lu, Spain.
Deep soft tissue injuries around the thumb can severely hinder hand function if not treated correctly. Many different surgical options have been described for the treatment of these serious lesions, including microsurgical flaps, such as toe to hand flaps, local flaps, and distant pedicled flaps. The first dorsal metacarpal artery family of flaps belongs to this last category. Read More
J Anat 2018 Dec 14;233(6):828-842. Epub 2018 Oct 14.
Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Whether the 1st segment of the human autopod 1st ray is a 'true' metapodial with loss of the proximal or mid phalanx or the original basal phalanx with loss of the metacarpal has been a long-lasting discussion. The actual knowledge of the developmental pattern of upper autopod segments at a fetal age of 20-22 weeks, combined with X-ray morphometry of normal long bones of the hand in the growing ages, was used for analysis of the parameters, percentage length, position of epiphyseal ossification centers and proximal/distal growth rate. The symmetric growth pattern in the fetal anlagen changed to unidirectional in the postnatal development in relation to epiphyseal ossification formation. Read More
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2018 Dec 24;71(12):1717-1722. Epub 2018 Aug 24.
Department of Hand Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, No. 218, Ziqiang Street, Changchun 130041, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address:
Purpose: We aimed to detect whether percutaneous arthrography can provide detailed information for surgery for Wassel type IV thumb duplication prior to skin incision.
Methods: Percutaneous arthrography of the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joints was performed in eight infants. Of these, three patients had interphalangeal (IP) joints, in which thumb duplication at the MP joint (Wassel type IV) was detected on radiography. Read More
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2018 Nov 23;31(6):405-412. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
Departments of Stomatology/Biomaterials and Oral Biology of the School of Dentistry of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective: The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of a vegetal polymeric biomaterial intended for bone substitution in horses and to investigate the responses of the equine third metacarpal bone to biomaterial implantation.
Materials And Methods: Six horses were submitted to osteotomy on the dorsal aspect of the left and right third metacarpal bones; one bone defect was randomly selected for treatment with biopolymer, while the other was left untreated and served as a control. Bone density was monitored radiographically after surgery and bone biopsy fragments were collected at the end of the 120-day follow-up period. Read More
J Wrist Surg 2018 Nov 2;7(5):394-398. Epub 2018 Jul 2.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Proximal migration of the first metacarpal can be seen after total trapeziectomy and various techniques have been described to prevent this subsidence. We hypothesized the insertion of a poly-L/D-lactide spacer to prevent proximal migration of the first metacarpal without the need of an additional ligament reconstruction, allowing early mobilization and less demanding rehabilitation. Ten thumbs were treated with a total trapeziectomy and insertion of a poly-L/D-lactide scaffold. Read More
J Wrist Surg 2018 Nov 17;7(5):366-374. Epub 2018 Jun 17.
School of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
In joints, structure dictates function and consequently pathology. Interpreting wrist structure is complicated by the existence of multiple joints and variability in bone shapes and anatomical patterns in the wrist. Previous studies evaluated lunate and capitate shape in the midcarpal joint, and two distinct patterns have been identified. Read More
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Oct 18. Epub 2018 Oct 18.
Pediatric Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Purpose: To evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes after surgical treatment of scaphoid nonunion in adolescents with a vascularized thumb metacarpal periosteal pedicled flap (VTMPF).
Materials And Methods: Twelve patients younger than 18 years with scaphoid nonunion, who underwent a VTMPF procedure without bone grafting, were included for this prospective cohort study, at a mean follow-up of 10.2 months. Read More
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Oct 17. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Electronic address:
We describe a case of Ewing sarcoma in the metacarpal of a 5-month-old male. After pain, erythema, and swelling of the hand failed to resolve with antibiotics, radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging raised suspicion for a neoplastic condition. Open biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma and treatment with chemotherapy and surgical resection was initiated. Read More
J Ultrasound Med 2018 Oct 20. Epub 2018 Oct 20.
Orthopedic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Objectives: To determine the feasibility of ultrasound (US) in infant lateral carpal and base-of-the-thumb imaging. We hypothesized that US would be a practical modality for visualizing the unossified structures.
Methods: Institutional review board approval was obtained for this single-center pilot study. Read More
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2018 Oct 17. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
Department of Anthropology, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut.
The third metacarpal has been a focus of study when examining questions surrounding early hominin locomotion since this bone is adapted to the diverse range of positional behaviors performed by extant hominoids. The shape of this bone is potentially under strong selective pressure related to the biomechanical demands of terrestrial knuckle-walking, arboreal clambering, and brachiation performed by extant hominoids since the hand directly interacts with the substrate during the performance of these movements. The objective of the present study was to explore shape variation of the third metacarpal and examine how different parts of the bone discriminated between hominoid genera that perform these different locomotor behaviors. Read More
PeerJ 2018 9;6:e5749. Epub 2018 Oct 9.
Western Science Center, Hemet, CA, USA.
The giant tyrannosaurids were the apex predators of western North America and Asia during the close of the Cretaceous Period. Although many tyrannosaurid species are known from numerous skeletons representing multiple growth stages, the early evolution of Tyrannosauridae remains poorly known, with the well-known species temporally restricted to the middle Campanian-latest Maastrichtian (∼77-66 Ma). The recent discovery of a new tyrannosaurid, , from the Wahweap Formation of Utah provided new data on early Campanian (∼80 Ma) tyrannosaurids. Read More
Hand Surg Rehabil 2018 Oct 11. Epub 2018 Oct 11.
Department of Hand Surgery, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, PR China.
We aimed to describe the treatment of comminuted fractures of the base of the thumb metacarpal using a cemented bone-K-wire frame. Between March 2010 and January 2016, 41 fractures of the base of the thumb were treated using a cemented bone-K-wire frame. The mean age of the patients was 34 years. Read More
PeerJ 2018 4;6:e5695. Epub 2018 Oct 4.
CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
The genus is widely distributed in the mountains of East and Southeastern Asia. An increasing number of new species in the genus have been recognized especially in the last decade. Phylogenetic studies of the species complex with wide distributional range also revealed several cryptic species. Read More
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Oct 8. Epub 2018 Oct 8.
Radio-diagnosis Department, Faculty of Medicine, AL-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Purpose: We evaluated whether a surgical technique combining distal capitate shortening and arthrodesis to the base of the third metacarpal bone for the treatment of the early stages (stages II and IIIA) of Kienböck's disease with neutral ulnar variance resulted in pain relief, improvement in wrist motion, or changes in the radiographic evaluation.
Methods: This retrospective study reviewed 22 patients with early stages of Kienböck's disease with neutral ulnar variance, treated by distal capitate shortening and arthrodesis to the base of the third metacarpal bone. Patients were divided into 2 groups by disease stage: stage II (n = 12) and stage IIIA (n = 10). Read More
Eur J Rheumatol 2018 Oct 8:1-2. Epub 2018 Oct 8.
Department of Internal Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2018 Sep;23(3):382-387
† Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Background: There are several methods for measuring edema of the hand. While the volumetric techniques, finger circumference measurement, and figure-of-eight techniques have undergone extensive psychometric testing, alternative methods of measuring hand size, such as circumferential finger size determination using a ring gauge (ring gauge method; RGM) and tape measurement of hand girth taken along the distal palmar crease (metacarpal head tape measure method; MHTM), have not. This study's aim is to examine the reliability and validity of the RGM and the MHTM. Read More
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2018 Sep;23(3):424-429
* Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Unidirectional porous β-tricalcium phosphate (UDPTCP; Affinos, Kuraray, Tokyo, Japan) has been in clinical use since 2015. Animal studies have confirmed the excellent potential of UDPTCP with regard to bone formation and material absorption. We present the first three clinical cases using UDPTCP as a bone substitute after curettage of benign bone tumors of the hand. Read More
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2018 Jun 15;6(6):e1793. Epub 2018 Jun 15.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Ray transposition for central digital amputation has been performed following traumatic injury to the hand for decades. Small finger to ring finger ray transposition has been well described in the literature, with good functional and aesthetic outcomes reported. Originally described by Bunnell, the fourth metacarpal can be disarticulated and the fifth metacarpal base transposed with reconstruction of the intermetacarpal ligament allowing progressive closure between the third and fifth rays. Read More
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2018 May-Aug;26(3):2309499018802511
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Purpose: Metacarpal bone fractures constitute 10% of all fractures. Unstable metacarpal fractures require surgical intervention, which poses danger to flexor tendon either due to bicortical drilling or construct of the implant. Unicortical locking plate fixation may be the solution to preventing flexor tendon injury. Read More
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2018 Dec;22(4):146-149
Yukioka Hospital Hand Center, Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan.
We developed a substitution technique for a sagittal band reconstruction for subluxation of the third extensor tendon at the metacarpophalangeal joint. Through this procedure, we attempted to supply a tether between the second and third extensor digitorum communis (EDC) tendons. A half-slip of the second EDC was interlaced to the third EDC tendon at the level of the third metacarpal head with the metacarpophalangeal joint in full flexion position; this ensured that the interlace of the graft serves as a direct stabilizer against ulnar subluxation. Read More