Kaplan’s Lesion in a Child: A Case Report
Kaplan’s lesion is a rare complex metacarpophalangeal joint dislocation. A 7-year-old female child presented with pain, swelling and inability to move her right index finger.
Abhishek Kumar Thakur +4 more
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Estimation of the Abduction/Adduction Movement of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint of the Thumb
Thumb opposition is essential for grasping, and involves the flexion and abduction of the carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the thumb. The high number of degrees of freedom of the thumb in a fairly small space makes the in vivo recording ...
Néstor J. Jarque-Bou +2 more
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Arthroplasty of the metacarpophalangeal joint (literature review)
Introduction Diseases and injuries that affect the small joints of the hand, the metacarpophalangeal, in particular, lead to a limitated hand function and a reduced quality of life.
Gennady P. Kotelnikov +5 more
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Sharing of hand kinematic synergies across subjects in daily living activities [PDF]
The motor system is hypothesised to use kinematic synergies to simplify hand control. Recent studies suggest that there is a large set of synergies, sparse in degrees of freedom, shared across subjects, so that each subject performs each action with a ...
Gracia-Ibáñez, Verónica +4 more
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Chondrocalcinosis is common in the absence of knee involvement [PDF]
Introduction: We aimed to describe the distribution of radiographic chondrocalcinosis (CC) and to examine whether metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) calcification and CC at other joints occurs in the absence of knee involvement.
Abhishek, Abhishek +5 more
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Volar dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint is rare injury. In the literature consulted only seven cases of isolated volar dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the ring finger have been published.
Kam Keung Lai, Yuen Fai Leung
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The Surgical Release of Dupuytren's Contracture Using Multiple Transverse Incisions. [PDF]
Dupuytren's contracture is a condition commonly encountered by hand surgeons, although it is rare in the Asian population. Various surgical procedures for Dupuytren's contracture have been reported, and the outcomes vary according to the treatment ...
Cho, Sanghun +3 more
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Improvement of the Rotation Arch of the Posterior Interosseous Pedicle Flap Preserving Both Reverse Posterior and Anterior Interosseous Vascular Sources. [PDF]
PURPOSE: The reverse posterior interosseous artery flap has several advantages, not sacrificing any major blood vessel, but its relatively short pedicle limits the use to cover defects up to the metacarpophalangeal joint.
Bassetto, Franco +3 more
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An Unusual Case of Volar Dislocation of Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint
Thumb metacarpophalangeal joint dislocation is an uncommon injury. Most of the dislocations are dorsal, and volar dislocation is rare. Only a total of 18 cases of volar dislocation of thumb metacarpophalangeal joint are published in English and other ...
Ho-Yin Man, Ka-Chun Ip, Kin-Bong Lee
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Digital modeling of critical conditions after metacarpophalangeal joint replacement
Introduction The current status of small joint arthroplasty, the metacarpophalangeal joint replacement, in particular, dictates the need for development and research of new implant designs and materials for their manufacture.
Andrey N. Nikolaenko +5 more
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