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Última actualización 9/05/06Tuttle, Harrison G MD *; Olvey, Scott P MD *; Stern, Peter J MD + Abstract: Mallet injuries are the result of incompetence of the terminal tendon. Most acute mallet fingers can be treated by continuous splinting of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint in extension for 5-6 weeks. …

Última actualización 26/04/06«Tratamiento cerrado de las luxaciones no reumáticas del tendón extensor y de la articulación metacarpofalange.» Louis W. Catalano III MD, , Salil Gupta MD, Raymond Ragland III MD, Steven Z. Glickel MD, Caryl Johnson BS and O. Alton Barron MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Hand …

Última actualización 25/04/06David M. Lichtman MD, and Eric S. Wroten MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX This article outlines the historical development of midcarpal instability observations and terminology and places them in the broader context of currently accepted theories of wrist pathomechanics. Such an …

Última actualización 11/04/06«Tratamiento cerrado de las luxaciones no reumatoides del tendón extensor de la articulación metacarpofalange.» Louis W. Catalano III MD, , Salil Gupta MD, Raymond Ragland III MD, Steven Z. Glickel MD, Caryl Johnson BS and O. Alton Barron MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Hand Service, …

Última actualización 11/04/06David M. Lichtman MD, and Eric S. Wroten MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX This article outlines the historical development of midcarpal instability observations and terminology and places them in the broader context of currently accepted theories of wrist pathomechanics. Such an …

Última actualización 10/03/06Harvey V. Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP C. Stuart Johnston, MB ChB, MSc(Eng) Civil, CCFP Amy Thommasen, BSc(candidate) Introduction Ganglions are benign cysts that are found throughout the body, typically near a joint capsule, tendon or tendon sheath.1-5 Ganglions are more common among women than men. The typical person …

Última actualización 9/03/06Ramsey K. Majzoub MD, Michael Cunningham PhD, Federico Grossi MD, Claudio Maldonado PhD, Joseph C. Banis MD and John H. Barker MD, Departments of Surgery and Communication and Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Purpose Twenty-four hands have been transplanted in 18 individuals and clinicians continue to debate …

Última actualización 3/03/06Kathleen McKeon BA, Martin I. Boyer MD and Charles A. Goldfarb MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO Purpose Although histologic evaluation is performed routinely on tissue removed during the excision of carpal ganglions, the necessity of this evaluation is …

Última actualización 1/03/06Mark Ryzewicz MD and Jennifer Moriatis Wolf MD, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. Stenosing tenosynovitis, or trigger finger, is an entity seen commonly by hand surgeons. This problem generally is caused by a size mismatch between the flexor tendon and the first …

Última actualización 1/03/06«Tratamiento con agujas de fijación externa en la muñeca: Un ensayo prospectivo y aleatorizado.» Kenneth A. Egol, MD1, Nader Paksima, DO, MPH1, Steven Puopolo, MD1, Jeffrey Klugman, MD1, Rudi Hiebert, MSc1 and Kenneth J. Koval, MD2 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University—Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 …