Patient-reported 'treatment injuries' after hand surgery. A review of 1321 claims submitted to the Norwegian system of patient injury compensation 2007-2017.

Objective: Hand surgery makes up a large proportion of procedures, ranging from simple to complex. Increased complexity places greater demand on hand surgery competence. Furthermore, when surgical expertise is not matched to the procedure complexity, treatment injuries might occur.

Wrist malpractice claims in Northern Norway 2005-2014. Lessons to be learned.

Rough weather conditions in the subarctic areas of Norway may influence on the risk of wrist fracture. We implemented data from the Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation (NPE). All claims due to wrist surgery, performed at the public hospitals in Northern Norway, during 2005-2014 were analyzed.

Treatment of wrist fractures 2009-14.

Background: The purpose of the study was to conduct a systematic analysis based on data from the Norwegian Patient Registry and describe the incidence and treatment of wrist fractures among adults, at national level and in the catchment areas of the various regional health authorities.

Material And Method: A search was conducted in the Norwegian Patient Registry for all patients aged ≥ 18 years with diagnosis codes for wrist fractures in the period 2009–2014. Age, sex and type of treatment were recorded.

Treatment of congenital syndactyly of the fingers.

Background: Syndactyly or webbed fingers is one of the most common congenital malformations of the upper extremities, but it comprises few new cases annually. The purpose of treatment is to enhance hand function.

Method: The article is based on current text books and literature searches in PubMed as well as the authors' clinical experience within this field.

Treatment of distal radius fractures.

Background: In light of the Norwegian Orthopaedic Association's wish to prepare guidelines for treatment of distal radius fractures, we have reviewed the knowledge base for the provision of such treatment.

Method: The paper is based on systematic reviews of treatment of distal radius fractures from literature search in the following databases: the Cochrane Library, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE Cochrane), the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) database, PreMedline, Medline and Embase.

Results: There is evidence for recommending percutaneous pinning of unstable, dorsally displaced distal radius fractures rather than conservative treatment, but which pinning method is best remains uncertain.

Low-frequency oscillations of the laser Doppler perfusion signal in human skin.

Spectral analysis of the laser Doppler flow (LDF) signal in the frequency interval from 0.0095-2.0 Hz reveals blood flow oscillations with frequencies around 1.

Enhanced endothelial activity reflected in cutaneous blood flow oscillations of athletes.

Functional alterations of vascular endothelial cells may be evaluated by analysing differences in effects of endothelium-dependent [acetylcholine (ACh)] and endothelium-independent [sodium nitroprusside (SNP)] vasodilators. We evaluated whether a dynamic approach using spectral analysis of the blood flow signal, resulting from the cutaneous red cell flux and recorded by the technique of laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), can detect higher endothelial responsiveness in trained versus less trained individuals. There was a 1.

Regulation of human cutaneous circulation evaluated by laser Doppler flowmetry, iontophoresis, and spectral analysis: importance of nitric oxide and prostaglandines.

Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandines (PGs) are important in regulation of vascular tone and blood flow. Their contribution in human cutaneous circulation is still uncertain. We inhibited NO synthesis by infusing N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) in the brachial artery (16 micromol/min for 5 min) and reversed it by intraarterial infusion of L-arginine (40 micromol/min for 7.