Lunate bone loss associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
Trauma Case Reports, 2021 Respiratory pathogens such as Chlamydia pneumoniae may activate osteoclast cells, thereby inducing bone resorption and joint inflammation. Herein is a case report of a young man with misdiagnosed persistent wrist pain without any major trauma ...
Norman Della Rosa +3 more
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Surgical Management of Neglected Lunate Injuries: A Series of Three Cases on Proximal Row Carpectomy
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchNeglected lunate injuries, including fractures and dislocations, can lead to severe complications such as Avascular Necrosis (AVN) (Kienböck’s disease), chronic carpal instability, and Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (SLAC) wrist.
Suriya Prasanna Raja +4 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 Purpose This study aims to compare results after open lunate excision alone and in combination with palmaris longus tendon ball arthroplasty for the treatment of late-staged Kienböck’s disease (KD).
Fengyu Wang +8 more
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A new species of Cronisia Berkeley (Corsiniaceae) from Mexico [PDF]
, 2013 A new species of Cronisia with sessile dorsal female involucres is described from Mexico. This plant, C. mexicana, is compared to C.
Hicks, Marie L.
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A record of bilateral gynandromorphism in Epeolus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae) [PDF]
, 2018 The discovery of a gynandromorph of a North American Epeolus Latreille is reported. A specimen of E. flavofasciatus Smith from Flagstaff, Arizona, USA discovered in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) exhibits male-specific ...
Onuferko, Thomas M
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Ultrasound of the wrist ligaments [PDF]
, 2011 Injuries of the intrinsic and extrinsic wrist ligaments can lead to chronic wrist pain and carpal instability, while injuries of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) are a frequent cause of ulnar-sided wrist pain.
Vassallo, Pierre
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Hydromechanics of swimming propulsion. part 1. Swimming of a two-dimensional flexible plate at variable forward speeds in an inviscid fluid [PDF]
, 1971 The most effective movements of swimming aquatic animals of almost all sizes appear to have the form of a transverse wave progressing along the body from head to tail.
Wu, T. Yao-Tsu
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Complete palmer lunate enucleation is proximal row carpectomy or wrist arthrodesis the only choice?
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2013 【Abstract】Perilunate dislocations are rare injuries of the wrist and complete dislocation of the lunate is also rare. There is controversy in literature regarding the optimal management of such injuries.
Jaiswal Atin +4 more
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Radiological characteristics of Kienböck’s disease in the Korean population
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017 Purpose: In Kienböck’s disease, the wrist displays certain characteristic radiological parameters, which have been reported to differ among countries. In the present study, we aimed to identify specific radiological parameters of the unaffected wrists in
Sang Ho Kwak +4 more
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Nasu-Hakola disease (PLOSL) : report of five cases and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2006 The combination of bilateral lytic lesions in the bones of the lower and upper extremities and presenile dementia is characteristic of polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy, also known as Nasu-Hakola disease.
Freyschmidt, Jürgen +3 more
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