[Moschella island flap for coverage of thumb defects].

Objective: The homodigital island flap according to Moschella is used to cover palmar and radiodorsal soft tissue defects of the thumb.

Indications: Soft tissue reconstruction of the thumb with exposed bone and/or tendon if reconstruction of the soft tissue is required.

Contraindications: Extensive scars in the harvesting area of the flap; vascular occlusions of the radial artery.

[Flexor tendon injuries of the hand].

Flexor tendon injuries of the hand are relatively rare but pose significant challenges to both physician and patient. A thorough clinical evaluation enables flexor tendon lacerations to be identified and classified. The flexor tendons of the hand are divided into five anatomic zones (from distal to proximal).

Early and late-recorded predictors of health-related quality of life of burn patients on long-term follow-up.

Background: Unintentional and intentional burn injuries vary across age groups, gender, income, and global region. In high-income countries, the trend over the last several years has been a reduction in burn incidence, burn severity, length of hospital stay, and mortality rate. However, there is a lack of data on predictors of the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of major burn survivors extending beyond a follow-up period of 10 years.

Dynamo Enhancement and Mode Selection Triggered by High Magnetic Permeability.

We present results from consistent dynamo simulations, where the electrically conducting and incompressible flow inside a cylinder vessel is forced by moving impellers numerically implemented by a penalization method. The numerical scheme models jumps of magnetic permeability for the solid impellers, resembling various configurations tested experimentally in the von Kármán sodium experiment. The most striking experimental observations are reproduced in our set of simulations.

Recovery of mechanical detection thresholds after direct digital nerve repair versus conduit implantation.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to assess sensory and functional nerve recovery after digital nerve injury in patients with an end-to-end suture (S) or with implantation of a collagen conduit (C) to bridge a nerve gap. Fifteen S and 11 C with a follow-up of 6-36 months and 28 healthy control participants were enrolled. Methods of assessments were quantitative sensory testing, the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH), range of motion and the painDetect questionnaire.