[Salvage procedure for painful proximalisation of the 1st metacarpal after trapeziectomy using the Mini TightRope®].

Purpose: This study analyses our results after revision surgery for failed trapezectomy and suspension arthroplasty with painful proximalisation of the 1(st) metacarpal using the Mini TightRope(®).

Patients And Methods: In a prospective observational study, 5 patients (4 women and 1 man) with an average age of 62 years were treated with the Mini TightRope(®) for revision of a failed Epping arthroplasty with painful proximalisation of the first ray. The mean time between initial surgery and revision was 23.

[Saw Injuries to the Hand - Epidemiological Aspects].

No current studies regarding saw injuries have been published in German literature for quite some time. Despite awareness measures and safety instructions, saw accidents along with crush injuries are the most common causes of severe hand injuries. Approximately 12,000 circular saw injuries occur in Germany each year.

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Long-term effects of saw osteotomy versus random fracturing on bone healing and remodeling in a sheep tibia model.

This article is about the evaluation of possible differences in biomechanical or histomorphological properties of bone healing between saw osteotomy and random fracturing after 6 months. A standardized, 30 degrees oblique monocortical saw osteotomy of sheep tibia was carried out, followed by manual fracture completion of the opposed cortical bone. Fixation was performed by bridge plating (4.