Distal radius fractures: What are the effects of ulnar styloid fracture and face-toface rehabilitation on the functional outcome?

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the accompanying ulnar styloid fracture and 2 different postoperative rehabilitation protocols on the final outcomes following surgical treatment of distal radius fractures.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 47 patients (11 male, 35 female; mean age=52.6 years, age range=24-85) who underwent plate fixation for distal radius fractures were divided into 4 groups based on the presence of an ulnar styloid fracture and type of rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation protocol after suspension arthroplasty of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Introduction: When conservative modalities and therapies fail to control symptoms of thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint osteoarthritis, surgery may be indicated.

Purpose Of The Study: To present a rehabilitation protocol used in a series of patient cases after suspension arthroplasty and to evaluate outcomes.

Quadrilateral space syndrome caused by a humeral osteochondroma: a case report and review of literature.

Quadrilateral space syndrome (QSS) is a rare condition in which the posterior humeral circumflex artery and the axillary nerve are entrapped within the quadrilateral space. The main causes of the entrapment are abnormal fibrous bands and hypertrophy of the muscular boundaries. Many other space-occupying causes such as a glenoidal labral cyst or fracture hematoma have been reported in the literature.

Reconstruction of the first web space in symbrachydactyly using the reverse radial forearm flap.

Purpose: To present a new approach for the reconstruction of severe first web contractures using a distally based reverse radial forearm flap in symbrachydactyly patients.

Methods: This study included 6 hands in 5 patients. Subjective evaluation included appearance, parent satisfaction (and patient satisfaction when appropriate), and ability to perform daily activities such as thumb-index grasp and pinch at follow-up evaluations.

[Klippel-Feil syndrome and associated congenital abnormalities: evaluation of 23 cases].

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review adult patients with Klippel-Feil syndrome.

Methods: The study included 23 male patients (mean age 20.5 years, range 19 to 27 years) with Klippel-Feil syndrome.

[Pedicled flap procedures for sensory restoration of the hand: long-term results].

Objectives: We evaluated the long-term results of patients who underwent reconstruction with pedicled flaps for soft tissue and sensory restoration.

Methods: The study included 30 patients (26 males, 4 females; mean age 33 years; range 16 to 62 years) who underwent sensory restorations of the thumb (n=24), the index finger (n=3), and the little finger (n=3). Twenty-seven patients received neurovascular island flaps and three patients received radial innervated cross-finger flaps.

Sonographic evaluation of scapholunate ligament: value of tissue harmonic imaging.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare tissue harmonic imaging (THI) and conventional (fundamental) sonography in the evaluation of the scapholunate ligament (SLL).

Methods: The bilateral SLL of 3 patients with unilateral SLL rupture and the bilateral SLL of 20 volunteers without history of trauma were examined. THI findings were compared with conventional sonographic findings.

Ultrasonographic findings in pediatric fractures.

The aim of this study was to document and analyze ultrasonographic (US) findings in different types of pediatric fractures. Thirty-nine patients, aged between 1 and 14 years, with a fracture were included in the study. Patients were classified as complete or incomplete fractures.

Reliability of the safe area for the superior gluteal nerve.

The authors investigated the reliability of the safe area, which previously was defined to prevent injury to the superior gluteal nerve during the lateral approach to the hip, and its relation to body height. The distance between the point of entry of the superior gluteal nerve into the gluteus medius muscle and the greater trochanter, in the regions which were defined as the anterior and posterior halves of the muscle, were measured in 23 cadaveric hips. There was a significant correlation between the height of the cadavers and the distance in the anterior and posterior regions.

Modification of the extension block Kirschner wire technique for mallet fractures.

A modification of the extension block Kirschner wire technique that is used for closed reduction of mallet fractures is described. Eighteen mallet avulsion fractures of the distal phalanx treated with this modification were included in this prospective study. The fingers affected were nine small fingers, eight ring fingers, and one long finger.

Dehydroepiandrosterone as an enhancer of functional recovery following crush injury to rat sciatic nerve.

This study was designed to investigate the effect of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on the recovery of the rat sciatic nerve following crush injury. A standard hemostat system was used to create the injury, with a length of 1.5 mm in three groups of 18 animals each.

Chondroitin sulfate-coated polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate membrane prevents adhesion in full-thickness tendon tears of rabbits.

Polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate (pHEMA) membranes coated on one side with chondroitin sulfate (CS) were used to block adhesion physically and to reduce friction between healing flexor tendons and the surrounding tissue in rabbit forepaws after surgical repair. Digits with pHEMA-only, standard tendon sheath repair, and with no sheath repair were the controls. Over 12 weeks the CS-coated membranes were evaluated for joint flexion, adhesion limitation, and tendon healing progress.