Wrist denervation of the posterior interosseous nerve through a volar approach: a new technique with anatomical considerations.

Purpose: Full or selective wrist denervation is an effective treatment for chronic wrist pain. In this cadaveric study, a volar approach for prophylactic denervation of the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) and the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) was assessed, which can simultaneously be performed during volar approaches for distal radius fracture fixation or in combination with metalwork removal.

Materials And Methods: In total 40 adult upper limbs, embalmed using Thiel's method, were investigated.

A simple and gentle technique for reduction after anterior shoulder dislocation.

Background: Anterior shoulder dislocation (ASD) is a common sports injury. The goal of this study was to evaluate a new procedure for reduction after ASD with respect to success rate, the need for medication for muscle relaxation, sedation, and application of pain medication and put it into context to a systematic literature review.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the new method in 263 patients in an Austrian skiing area from December 2005 till April 2009.

Incidental finding of a splenic hamartoma with tumour-like extramedullary erythropoiesis.

Hamartomas of the spleen are rare benign tumour-like lesions that tend to be asymptomatic incidental findings. Splenic hamartomas with tumour-like extramedullary erythropoiesis are extremely rare. A 70-year-old male patient with dyspnoea and a nodular intrapulmonary lesion morphologically verified by CT underwent fibre bronchoscopy, which showed a pea-shaped foreign body that was retrieved without complication.