Treatment of advanced trigger finger by ulnar superficialis slip resection: Long-term outcome and predictive factors for poor prognosis.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of ulnar superficialis slip resection and to determine predictive factors for poor prognosis in patients with advanced trigger finger. Over a 5-year-period, 55 patients (58 fingers) were included. After surgery, two groups were identified: group 1, with complete extension or <10° extension deficit in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint (n = 27 fingers/27 patients); and group 2, with ≥10° residual PIP extension deficit (n = 31 fingers/28 patients).

A Tumor-Like Lump in the Palm Caused by an Inconspicuous-for 75 Years-Bullet.

Case: An unusual case of a foreign body in the hand is described here. Excision of a tumor-like soft tissue mass revealed a 75-year-old World War II bullet fragment of which patient was unaware.

Conclusion: Differential diagnosis of hand lumps and inflammatory reaction must always include retained foreign bodies even after a very long period of posttraumatic quiescence or patient's inability to provide a relative injury case history.

Double axis cephalocondylic fixation of stable and unstable intertrochanteric fractures: early results in 60 cases with the veronail system.

Introduction: This prospective case-series, without control group, study presents our early experience in the treatment of both stable and unstable peri-trochanteric fractures with a new cephalocondylic implant; the Veronail system.

Materials & Methods: Enrolment in our study was from January 2008 through September 2009, with follow-up until October 2011 (at least 1 year). During this period 65 consecutively patients with a fracture in the trochanteric region of the femur (31.

An unusual complication of Mitek suture anchor use in primary treatment of flexor digitorum profundus tendon laceration: a case report.

Introduction: A case of an osteolysis by Mitek anchor-suture is presented.

Case Presentation: A case of index finger's flexor digitorum profundus tendon primary reconstruction with the use of Mitek anchor is presented here. Within a 14 month period, Mitek suture anchor caused local foreign body reaction with osteolysis and ulceration of the palmar skin of the finger while on the other hand tendon's healing was successfully completed.

Capitolunate arthrodesis maintaining carpal height for the treatment of SNAC wrist.

The clinical and radiological results of a modified midcarpal fusion technique for scaphoid nonunion advance collapse were retrospectively studied in eight patients. All had partial resection of the proximal part of the fractured scaphoid, limited radial styloidectomy, scaphocapitate and lunocapitate arthrodesis, using a block of iliac crest graft to maintain carpal height. All united without complications and wrist motion, grip strength and carpal height were improved postoperatively.