Ultrasound-An Easy Available and Useful Point-of-Care Adjunct for Clinical Decision-Making in Hand Infections: Review of the Literature and a Case Series.

Initial findings of hand infections warrant a thorough treatment strategy depending on the progress of the infection. The decision for surgical treatment can be unclear. Searching to improve the quality of diagnostics, we reviewed the literature regarding the use of point-of-care ultrasound (PCUS) in hand infections and analyzed patients undergoing decision-making with PCUS.

Single incision thenar muscle reconstruction using the free functional pronator quadratus flap.

Background: Injuries to the thenar muscle mass or the thenar branch of the median nerve and resulting loss of thumb opposition lead to a massive impairment of hand function. For decades, reconstructive approaches were based on tendon transfers. To broaden the reconstructive repertoire, we present the free functional pronator quadratus flap as a viable alternative for functional reconstruction and provide a specification for its indication.