Rupture of the brachioradialis muscle following blunt trauma. A case report.

A 50-year old healthy male lost control over the pull string of a milling machine, which strangulated his right elbow and forearm with high velocity. Magnetic resonance imaging of the right upper extremity revealed a substantial tear in the muscle belly of the musculus brachioradialis with multiple small defects in the surrounding musculature of the forearm. The affected arm was immobilized for 1 week with an above the elbow cast.

Clinical variation in the treatment of trigger finger: An international survey of orthopaedic and plastic surgeons.

Trigger finger is a common condition affecting the hand. Therapeutic variability surrounds the management of trigger finger, especially in the mild cases. The aim of this study was to survey secondary care surgeons to describe the current management of trigger fingers.

Below-knee cast immobilization and the risk of venous thrombosis: results from a large population-based case-control study.

Background: From the available evidence, the risk of venous thrombosis in patients with below-knee cast immobilization remains unclear.

Objectives: To estimate the risk of venous thrombosis after below-knee cast immobilization and to identify high-risk groups.

Patients And Methods: We used data from a large population-based case-control study (MEGA study) on the etiology of venous thrombosis (4418 cases; 6149 controls).

Major Haemorrhage during Vitamin K Antagonist Treatment: The Influence of Thyroid Hormone Levels.

Background: Annually, approximately 1-3% of patients treated with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) suffer from major haemorrhage. Since high levels of free thyroxine (fT4) are associated with increased thrombosis risk, the aim was to assess whether low levels of fT4 contribute to major haemorrhage in patients under VKA treatment.

Methods: The FACTORS (Factors in Oral Anticoagulant Safety) study is a case-control study on patients receiving VKA treatment, including 110 cases with major haemorrhage.

High levels of procoagulant factors mediate the association between free thyroxine and the risk of venous thrombosis: the MEGA study.

Background: Thyroid hormone affects the coagulation system, but its effect on clinical disease is not clear. We determined the associations of levels of free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (antiTPO) with levels of coagulation factors and the risk of venous thrombosis.

Methods: In a large population based case-control study (Multiple Environmental and Genetic Assessment of risk factors for venous thrombosis study) on the etiology of venous thrombosis, we determined the levels of FT4, TSH, antiTPO, factor FII, FVII, FVIII, FIX, FX, von Willebrand factor (VWF), antithrombin, protein C, protein S and fibrinogen in 2177 cases and 2826 controls.