Triangular Osteotomies for Y-shaped Metacarpal Synostosis. [PDF]
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob OpenSummary: Metacarpal synostosis is a rare congenital hand anomaly characterized by abnormal fusion between adjacent metacarpals.
Benlier E, Akyar F.
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Osteosynthesis of fifth metacarpal neck fractures with a photodynamic polymer bone stabilization system. [PDF]
, 2020 Metacarpal neck fractures with severe displacement are commonly treated surgically with intramedullary Kirschner wires. We present the results of treatment of fifth metacarpal neck fractures using a light curable intramedullary photodynamic polymer ...
Meier, Rahel +7 more
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Infection of the metacarpal interosseus ligament within the metacarpal interosseus space as a complication of open fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in 5 horses [PDF]
, 2023 Open splint bone fractures are at increased risk of osteomyelitis and/or sequestrum formation. Infection is not always restricted to bony structures but may also affect the surrounding ligamentous structures including the interosseous ligament. This case
Jackson, Michelle Amanda; https://orcid.org/ +2 more
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Sex and External Size Specific Limitations in Assessing Bone Health From Adult Hand Radiographs
JBMR Plus, 2022 Morphological parameters measured for the second metacarpal from hand radiographs are used clinically for assessing bone health during growth and aging. Understanding how these morphological parameters relate to metacarpal strength and strength at other ...
Erin M.R. Bigelow +8 more
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Epidemiology of Hand Injury in children
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2015 Objective: To study the types and presentation of hand injuries in children. Method and Materials: A prospective study was done at the emergency department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre from 24th October, 2014 to 30th December, 2014 (a duration ...
Aftab Ahmed +3 more
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Metacarpal Lengthening Of The Thumb Via Distraction Osteogenesis: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2015 Amputation of the thumb invariably causes marked functional impairment of the hand especially, pinch and grasp functions. In rural areas where highly skilled microvascular surgeries are not available, distraction osteogenesis provides an easy and safe ...
CK Eo, A Sood, Z Muspirah, WH Chung
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African ape carpal morphology is not too specialized to represent the ancestral hominin carpus. [PDF]
J AnatKnuckle walking is one hypothesized behavior of the Pan‐Homo last common ancestor. We analyzed carpal morphology, including Euclidean distances between behavioral pairs, to investigate whether the carpals of knuckle‐walking taxa appear relatively specialized.
Hunter LE +4 more
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PERIOSTEAL CHONDROSARCOMA OF METACARPAL BONE [PDF]
, 2012 Chondrosarcomas of the hand are very rare, constituting less than 0.5% of all chondrosarcomas. Metacarpal involvement and juxtacortical location are still rarer.
Kavitha Kanjirakkadu Parameswaran +4 more
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Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2019 Enchondroma is the benign bone tumor commonly found in phalanx and metacarpal shaft. The most common method of treatment is curettage with or without filling cavity with bone graft with recurrence rate up to 13%.
Suresh Pandey
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The stacking concept: cannulated screws for extra-articular metacarpal base fracture of the thumb
, 2023 An alternative technique to treat extra-articular fractures of the base of the first metacarpal with intramedullary canulated headless screws is presented.
Rúas, JS +9 more
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