Publications by authors named "Karin L Ljungquist"
Purpose: To define a danger zone for volar plates using magnetic resonance imaging by analyzing the position of the flexor tendons at risk around the watershed line.
Methods: We analyzed 40 wrist magnetic resonance images. The location of the flexor pollicus longus (FPL) and index flexor digitorum profundus (FDPi) tendons was recorded at 3 and 6 mm proximal to the watershed line of the distal radius.
Purpose: We hypothesized that the lunate depth as measured on plain lateral radiographs can be used to predict distal radius depth radially and ulnarly and serve as a useful reference for intraoperative screw placement in volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures.
Methods: Plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the wrists of 30 patients were reviewed. The lunate depth and the maximal depth of the distal radius were determined from plain lateral radiographs.
Radial nerve injuries continue to challenge hand surgeons. The course of the nerve and its intimate relationship to the humerus place it at high risk for injury with humerus fractures. We present a review of radial nerve injuries with emphasis on their etiology, workup, diagnosis, management, and outcomes.
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- The study addresses the challenge of managing chronic anterior shoulder instability with glenoid bone loss, which often requires the Latarjet procedure or iliac crest bone grafting.
- Researchers measured the coracoid and glenoid dimensions from 100 cadaveric scapulae to determine the correlation between coracoid thickness and glenoid width.
- A new model is proposed to aid surgeons in preoperative planning, helping them decide whether to use a Latarjet procedure or resort to iliac crest bone grafting for effective glenoid reconstruction.