Use of hand hydraulic dynamometers as an overall evaluation of the upper-limb weakness in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome.

Patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome report pain and upper-limb weakness. They complain about weakness occurring on the entire upper-limb, especially at the hand and the shoulder levels. Hydraulic dynamometers can reliably assess the strength of the hand, and isokinetic shoulder testing can provide accurate and reliable evaluations of the rotators strength.

Radiological and functional correlation following "SLIC" scapholunate-intercarpal ligamentoplasty at minimum 12 months' follow-up.

We report outcomes for scapholunate-intercarpal ligamentoplasty ("SLIC procedure"), performed in 22 patients (mean age at surgery, 39.7 years), for reducible static scapholunate (SL) instability without repairable stump. Patients were evaluated for pain and active wrist range of motion, grip strength, functional scores (QuickDASH and PRWE) and radiological appearance (SL gap, SL angle, radiolunate angle, capitolunate angle), preoperatively and at a mean 28.

Pyrocardan Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint Arthroplasty for Isolated Osteoarthritis: Results after a Mean Follow-Up of 5 Years.

 Isolated scaphotrapeziotrapezoid (STT) osteoarthritis (OA) mainly develops in women over 50 years of age in a bilateral manner. Many surgical treatments are available, including distal scaphoid resection with or without interposition, trapeziectomy, and STT arthrodesis. However, there is a controversy about which procedure is the most effective.

Hand Strength Deficit in Patients with Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is a chronic painful and disabling condition. Patients complain about upper-limb paresthesia or weakness. Weakness has been considered one of the diagnostic criteria of NTOS, but objective comparisons to healthy controls are lacking.