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There is a growing interest in applying systematic review and meta-analysis methodology to synthesize the enormous amount of data currently available in the medical literature. Approximately 600,000 n...

Purpose: Scapholunate dissociation (SLD) is thought to be a common cause of both acute and chronic wrist pain. Classically, this condition is attributed to a traumatic event and is thought to inevitab...

Purpose: To test a new generation of compression screws: the Acumed Acutrak 2 Mini (AA; Acumed, Hillsboro, OR), the Stryker TwinFix (ST; Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI), and the Synthes 3.0 headless compressi...

Purpose: Trapezoid fractures are rare. Mostly single cases reports appear in the literature. The purpose of this study was to review 11 patients treated for trapezoid fractures at our center. Methods:...

Purpose: Ulnar nerve dysfunction is a common sequela of surgical treatment of distal humerus fractures. This study addresses the null hypothesis that different types of distal humerus injuries have co...

Glomus tumors consist of modified perivascular, smooth muscle involved in thermoregulatory activity of digital blood flow. Digits, especially in the subungual region, are often affected. These tumors ...

Purpose: Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is produced by compression of the brachial plexus in the thoracic outlet. The lower position of the shoulder girdle relative to the upper thorax may...

Purpose: The aims of this anatomical study were to identify any extrinsic blood supply to the median nerve in the distal forearm and to measure the tension required to approximate the severed nerve af...

Purpose: Because pediatric trigger finger is much less common than pediatric trigger thumb, there is no consensus on the efficacy of splinting, owing to both the rarity of the condition and a lack of ...

Dorsal hand osteophytes are common findings in the general population, frequently presenting with dorsal pain and treated with surgical excision. We report the spontaneous rupture of the extensor carp...

Purpose: Enchondromas represent the most common primary bone tumor in the hand. Despite their frequency, a standardized treatment protocol is lacking. This study examines the outcome of surgically tre...

Metastasis to the bones of the hand and wrist is not common, and its discovery may reveal an advanced primary tumor located centrally. Clinically, hand metastasis is hard to differentiate from other m...

Having some music background, I was inspired to create the most ancient of Asian instruments—the guqin—because it harks back to the dawn of Chinese civilization. After finding a construction manual pu...

A 45-year-old man injured his dominant hand at work, with zone II flexor tendon injuries to the index and middle fingers. He states he has severe nausea after general anesthesia and would prefer local...

As a source of corticocancellous grafts for treating scaphoid nonunions, the anterolateral corner of the distal radial metaphysis has several advantages over other alternatives: it provides good-quali...

High-performance musculoskeletal injuries in the instrumental musician stem from repetitive motions, awkward postures, and long practice hours. Although their precise prevalence in this population is ...

As smartphones and tablet computers gain increasing popularity among physicians and trainees, recent articles have focused on mobile applications (apps) for particular specialties. Most recently, auth...

As a hand surgeon, I was taught that one of the first questions I should ask my patients is, “Are you left-handed or right-handed?” Thus, this book's title caught my eye, and, having read it, I recomm...