Hand & Wrist
Original Research
Biomechanical Analysis of Flexor Digitorum Profundus and Superficialis in Grip-Strength Reduction
Grip strength is generated through extrinsic flexor tendon and intrinsic muscle actuation. In the study reported here, we analyzed the grip-...
Article
A Unique Case of Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome in a Bicyclist Requiring Operative Release
The continued growth of recreational and competitive sports is accompanied by the need for health care providers to recognize and treat conditions...
Commentary
In This E-Focus on the Hand
Case Reports
Asymptomatic Pisiform-Hamate Coalition: A Case Report
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead. Carpal coalition is a well-documented skeletal anomaly. Of the various coalitions that have...
Case Reports
Madelung Deformity With Prior Distal Radius Fracture: A Case Report
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead. Madelung1 first described the wrist deformity bearing his name in 1878.
Case Reports
Dorsoulnar Wrist Ganglion Associated With an Os Ulnostyloideum: A Case Report
Abstract not available.
Case Reports
An Isolated Perihamate, Transtriquetral Fracture-Dislocation: A Case Report
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead. Traumatic hamate dislocation with a triquetral fracture is a rare injury usually associated...
Original Research
Volar Collapse After Dorsal Plating of Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures
Between 1997 and 2001, 58 patients received dorsal plating for comminuted distal radius fractures. In 8 of these patients, subsequent collapse led...
Original Research
Biomechanical Stability of a Volar Locking-Screw Plate Versus Fragment-Specific Fixation in a Distal Radius Fracture Model
Eight matched pairs of cadaveric radii were osteotomized by removing a 4-mm dorsal wedge of bone at the level of the sigmoid notch designed to...
Original Research
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Using Self-Report Measures of Disease to Predict Treatment Response
Initial self-report assessments of symptom severity in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome was retrospectively examined. At initial evaluation,...
Original Research
Workers' Compensation, Return to Work, and Patient Satisfaction After Carpal Tunnel Decompression
In the study reported here, we assessed satisfaction and return to work in workers’ compensation (WC) patients after carpal tunnel decompression...