Cold Exposure Injuries to the Extremities
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 12, December 2008 Alexander Golant, MD, Russell M. Nord, MD, Nader Paksima, DO, MPH and Martin A. Posner, MD Cold exposure injuries comprise nonfreezing injuries that include chilblain (aka pernio) and trench, or immersion, foot, as well as freezing injuries that affect core body tissues resulting in […]
Radiocarpal Fracture-dislocations
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 11, November 2008 Asif M. Ilyas, MD and Chaitanya S. Mudgal, MD Radiocarpal fracture-dislocations most often are caused by high-energy trauma. These difficult, uncommon injuries involve significant soft-tissue and osseous trauma, requiring meticulous reduction and fixation. The mechanism of injury is generally a severe shear or rotational […]
Long-term results of surgical release of de Quervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis
Int Orthop. 2008 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] Scheller A, Schuh R, Hönle W, Schuh A. The management of de Quervain’s disease (DD) is nonoperative in the first instance, but surgery should be considered if conservative measures fail. We present the long-term results of operative treatment of DD. From July 1988 to July 1998, […]
Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx and Metacarpals in the Hand: Preferred Methods of Stabilization
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Mark H. Henry, MD Treatment of fractures of the proximal phalanx and metacarpals is based on the presentation of the fracture, degree of displacement, and difficulty in maintaining fracture reduction. A wide array of treatment options exists for the variation in […]
A systematic review of total wrist arthroplasty compared with total wrist arthrodesis for rheumatoid arthritis
NULL Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Sep;122(3):813-25. Cavaliere CM, Chung KC. BACKGROUND: Management of the end-stage rheumatoid wrist is controversial. The most common treatment is total wrist fusion. Total wrist arthroplasty offers a motion-preserving alternative. Comparison of outcomes for total wrist arthroplasty and total wrist fusion is necessary for evidence-based decision making. The purpose of this […]
Functional assessment in patients with osteoporotic wrist fractures treated with external fixation: a review of randomized trials
NULL Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] Hoang-Kim A, Scott J, Micera G, Orsini R, Moroni A. INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis is a chronic and progressive condition that leads to decreased bone mass and skeletal fragility which may result in fractures, disability, pain, deformity and even death. Fractures of the wrist are […]
Management of Acute Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury of the Wrist
NULL Mark H. Henry, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 6, June 2008 Acute trauma to the triangular fibrocartilage complex includes tears of the fibrocartilage articular disk substance and meniscal homolog as well as radioulnar ligament avulsions, with or without an associated fracture. Patient evaluation includes clinical examination, imaging studies, and wrist […]
A prospective randomized controlled trial of injection of dexamethasone versus triamcinolone for idiopathic trigger finger
NULL Ring D, Lozano-Calderón S, Shin R, Bastian P, Mudgal C, Jupiter J. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Apr;33(4):516-22. PURPOSE: This study was designed to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in resolution of triggering 3 months after injection with either a soluble (dexamethasone) or insoluble (triamcinolone) corticosteroid for idiopathic trigger finger. […]
Efficacy of gabapentin in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
NULL Med Clin (Barc). 2008 Mar 22;130(10):371-3. Taverner D, Lisbona MP, Segalés N, Docampo E, Calvet J, Castro S, Benito P. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of gabapentin in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), as well as the electromyographic (EMG) evolution after 6 months. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A […]
Radial portal tendon harvest and interposition in arthroscopic treatment of thumb basilar joint osteoarthritis
NULL J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Mar;33(3):442-5. Landström JT This study describes an arthroscopic technique that uses the same radial arthroscopic access portal to harvest and to interpose tendon material into the trapeziometacarpal joint in the treatment of Eaton-Littler stage 2 and 3 osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint. Clinical application of this technique has resolved […]