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Epidermoid Cysts after Percutaneous Needle Fasciotomy for Dupuytren Contracture: Literature Review
Summary:. This case report presents a rare complication after percutaneous needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren contracture: the development of epidermoid cysts.
David Breidung, MD+4 more
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Definition and Quantification of Shock/Impact/Transient Vibrations [PDF]
Vibration injury in the hand-arm system from hand-held machines is one of the most common occupational health injuries and causes severe and often chronic nerve and vascular injury to the operator. Machines emitting shock vibrations, e.g., impact wrenches have since long been identified as a special risk factor.
arxiv
Meta‐analysis of antibiotics for simple hand injuries requiring surgery
Simple hand trauma is very common, accounting for 1·8 million emergency department visits annually in the USA alone. Antibiotics are used widely as postinjury prophylaxis, but their efficacy is unclear.
G. Murphy+6 more
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[english] We present a case report of a 27-year-old female who had an accident with a blender. She was brought to the Emergency Department having pinched her left forefinger between the blades.
Hillenbrand, Matthias, Horch, Raymund E.
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Rock climbing is a sport activity which solicited the fingers more than other any sport, leading to injuries typical for the rock climbers' hand. The biomechanical functioning of the finger is one of the most complicated problems of the human musculo ...
Moutet, F., Quaine, F.
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Egocentric Video: A New Tool for Capturing Hand Use of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury at Home [PDF]
Current upper extremity outcome measures for persons with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) lack the ability to directly collect quantitative information in home and community environments. A wearable first-person (egocentric) camera system is presented that can monitor functional hand use outside of clinical settings.
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Urine is a rich source of biomarkers for cancer detection. Tumor‐derived material is released into the bloodstream and transported to the urine. Urine can easily be collected from individuals, allowing non‐invasive cancer detection. This review discusses the rationale behind urine‐based cancer detection and its potential for cancer diagnostics ...
Birgit M. M. Wever+1 more
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Difference in the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics by age groups of the children who visited a hand center emergency department with a hand injury requiring surgery [PDF]
Purpose We aimed to describe the difference in the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics by age groups of the children with hand injuries requiring surgery who visited the emergency department (ED) of a community hospital that runs a hand center ...
Donghun Kwak+5 more
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A cost effective eye movement tracker based wheel chair control algorithm for people with paraplegia [PDF]
Spinal cord injuries can often lead to quadriplegia in patients limiting their mobility. Wheelchairs could be a good proposition for patients, but most of them operate either manually or with the help of electric motors operated with a joystick. This, however, requires the use of hands, making it unsuitable for quadriplegic patients.
arxiv
The aetiology of acute traumatic occupational hand injuries seen at a South African state hospital
Background: Acute traumatic occupational hand injuries are the second most common cause of all traumatic hand injuries worldwide and the most commonly injured body part during occupational accidents.
A. Stewart, G. Biddulph, G. Firth
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