Technique for Retraction of the Fourth Compartment Tendons in Approach to the Wrist Joint.

Most procedures that require exposure of the wrist joint requires us to go through the third and fourth compartment. This is followed by dividing the septum between the 3rd and 4th compartments and retracting the EDC tendons ulnarwards. This can be done by various techniques.

Functional Outcome of Surgically Managed Perilunate Injuries.

Background: Perilunate injuries are rare and quite often missed. We present our experience and outcomes, surgically managing these difficult injuries.

Methods: We analysed data from 14 patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation of perilunate injuries.

Arthroscopic Abrasion Arthroplasty Is Not Superior to Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition for Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis.

A few arthroscopic options have been proposed for the treatment of early stages of the arthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI). In this retrospective cohort study, 11 patients who underwent thumb CMC joint arthroscopic abrasion arthroplasty were compared with 15 patients who were randomly selected from a group of 80 LRTI arthroplasty patients during the same study period, with a minimum 1 year follow-up.

Anatomical study of anterior supramalleolar artery and its potential application to design a bi-foliate fasciocutaneous flap.

Purpose: A further understanding of the anterior supramalleolar artery (ASMA) and its potential applications in reconstructive surgery.

Materials And Methods: A total of 24 fresh lower limbs from fresh cadavers were injected with red latex for dissection. The type of origin, course, diameter of the pedicle, and the distance between the origin of the ASMA from the anterior tibial artery to the extensor retinaculum (O-R) were recorded.

Pedicled vascularised fibular grafting in a flow-through manner for reconstruction of infected non-union of the tibia with preservation of the peroneal artery: a case report.

We report on an 82-year-old man with an infected non-union of the right tibia in which the peroneal artery was the sole artery supplying the lower leg, owing to peripheral arterial disease. He underwent tibial reconstruction using the pedicled vascularised fibular graft in a flow-through manner (without ligation of either the proximal or distal ends of the peroneal artery) and achieved successful bony union.

Reconstruction of shoulder and elbow function using multiple muscle transfers for cervical spondylotic amyotrophy.

Study Design: This was a retrospective study of 8 patients with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy who underwent multiple muscle transfers.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate results of multiple muscle transfers about the shoulder and elbow in patients with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy.

Summary Of Background Data: Cervical spondylotic amyotrophy is characterized by severe muscle atrophy of the shoulder girdle and elbow.

Intraosseous xanthoma of the distal radius - a case report.

An intraosseous xanthoma is a very rare condition. It has an aggressive appearance on radiographs mimicking primary or metastatic malignant bone tumors. We report a case of intraosseous xanthoma of the distal radius in a 51-year-old male with no history of hyperlipidaemia.

Cervical intradural abscess masquerading as an epidural collection.

Intradural spinal cord abscesses especially in the cervical spine are a rare occurrence. We report a rare presentation of an intradural extramedullary abscess at the atlantoaxial level, initially misdiagnosed as an epidural collection. The patient presented with worsening quadriparesis preceded by a 2-week history of upper respiratory tract infection and neck pain.