Evaluation of the efficacy of wrist arthroscopic surgery for aseptic necrosis of lunate bone.

Objective: To explore the use of wrist arthroscopy for treatment of aseptic necrosis of lunate bone and its curative effect.

Methods: From March 2012 to January 2016, 12 patients with aseptic necrosis of lunate bone underwent necrotic lunate bone extirpation assisted by wrist arthroscopy, and the scaphocapitate joint treated with fusion-stabilization were selected. Among these patients, 10 patients were male and two patients were female.

Large duplication in LMBR1 gene in a large Chinese pedigree with triphalangeal thumb polysyndactyly syndrome.

Polydactyly and syndactyly are digital abnormalities in limb-associated birth defects usually caused by genetic disorders. In this study, a five-generation Chinese pedigree was found with triphalangeal thumb polysyndactyly syndrome (TPTPS), showing an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. We utilized linkage analysis and whole genome sequencing (WGS) for the genetic diagnosis of this pedigree.

Comparison of Wrist Arthroscopy, Small Incision Surgery, and Conventional Surgery for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of wrist arthroscopy, small incision surgery, and conventional open carpal tunnel release surgery for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (n=111) were treated with wrist arthroscopy (n=33), small incision surgery (n=40), and conventional open carpal tunnel release surgery (n=38). Incision length, duration of surgery, degree of intraoperative bleeding, recovery time, and findings at postoperative follow-up at one month, three months, and six months after surgery were recorded.