Fractures of the lesser sesamoids: case series.

We present 3 cases of sesamoid fractures involving the index, ring, and little finger metacarpophalangeal joints. These injuries present similar to more common sprains of the finger metacarpophalangeal joint and may be difficult at times to appreciate on standard posteroanterior and lateral x-rays. Oblique images can aid in making the diagnosis at times.

Quality and content of Internet-based information for ten common orthopaedic sports medicine diagnoses.

Background: Although the use of the Internet to access health information has grown quickly, the emergence of quality controls for health information web sites has been considerably slower. The primary objective of this study was to assess the quality and content of Internet-based information for commonly encountered diagnoses within orthopaedic sports medicine.

Methods: Ten common diagnoses within the scope of orthopaedic sports medicine were chosen.

Prevalence and sex differences of psychiatric disorders in young adults who had intermittent exotropia as children.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and sex differences of mental disorders diagnosed among young adults who had intermittent exotropia (IXT) as children.

Methods: The medical records of all children (<19 years) diagnosed as having IXT as residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1994, and their randomly selected nonstrabismic birth- and sex-matched controls (1:1) were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A mental health disorder was diagnosed in 97 (53.

The economic impact of electric saw injuries to the hand.

Purpose: Injuries from electric saws cause considerable hand trauma. This study is designed to provide information detailing the costs of these injuries.

Methods: The study was performed in a tertiary referral academic medical center.

Mental illness in young adults who had strabismus as children.

Objective: We investigated the prevalence and types of psychiatric disorders diagnosed by early adulthood among patients who had common forms of strabismus as children.

Methods: The medical records of children (<19 years) who were diagnosed as having esotropia (N = 266) or exotropia (N = 141) while residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 1994, were reviewed retrospectively for psychiatric disease diagnoses. Each case subject was compared with a randomly selected, individually birth- and gender-matched, control subject from the same population.