Reconstruction of elbow flexion with a modified Oberlin procedure: A comparative study.

Introduction: In upper brachial plexus injuries (C5-C6-C7), selective nerve transfers appear as a favourable technique. For this purpose, transfer of an ulnar nerve fascicle to the biceps motor branch (Oberlin's procedure) is often used. In this paper we present our modified Oberlin technique, as well as a comparison of this method with the classic Oberlin procedure.

Ulnar nerve injuries in Guyon canal: a report of 32 cases.

Purpose: In this study, the surgical outcomes of 32 patients with ulnar nerve injuries in the Guyon canal are presented. Outcomes were analyzed in relation to various factors such as age, surgical timing, zone of injury, and type of nerve reconstruction.

Methods: Between 1990 and 2007, 32 patients with injury in Guyon canal were managed surgically.

Osteoid osteoma of the radial styloid mimicking de quervain tenosynovitis.

A very unusual location of osteoid osteoma arising in the radial styloid is presented, which strongly mimicked de Quervain tenosynovitis, thereby resulting in the patient undergoing an additional unnecessary operation and a substantial delay of more than 2 years in diagnosis.

Pediatric scaphoid nonunion.

Purpose: To report the outcome of pediatric scaphoid nonunions treated with a Herbert screw and bone graft.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of 12 cases of scaphoid nonunion in 12 skeletally immature patients treated with a uniform approach consisting of open reduction, iliac crest bone grafting and Herbert screw fixation. All patients were boys and presented with nonunions of the scaphoid waist.

Osteoid osteoma of the upper extremity. A diagnostic challenge.

Osteoid osteomas are benign tumors that may commonly mimic other entities in the upper extremity. The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and imaging features of osteoid osteomas involving the upper extremity, highlight the difficulties in the diagnosis in the various areas and propose a diagnostic workup. Fourty-eight patients with histologically confirmed osteoid osteoma of the upper extremity treated at the authors' department from 1985 to 2000 were retrospectively reviewed.