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Comparing Isolated Thumb Force Generation, Wrist Rotation, and Clinical Measurements in Healthy and Osteoarthritic Individuals before and after Surgery

Bioengineering
Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) is caused by the degeneration of joint surfaces at the base of the thumb. If conservative treatments have failed, surgery may be needed to improve symptoms.
Nicole Arnold, Adam Chrzan, Kevin Chan, Daniel Hess, Levi Hinkleman, Stephen Duquette, John Kelpin, Tamara Reid Bush   +7 more
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The relation between different fingers pressing elastic objects and the characteristics of hardness discriminability

Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2016
Identification of the hardness of an object in a human hand is different according to the hardness of the object. For example, chiropractors identify stiffness in the muscle by using their thumb, which can press more forcefully than the forefinger ...
Mizuho TANAKA, Yumi UMESAWA, Kouki DOI, Hiroshi FUJIMOTO   +3 more
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Spontaneous Rupture of Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon: Clinical and Occupational Implications, Treatment Approaches and Prognostic Outcome in Non-Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Retrospective Study

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 2020
Ali A Al-Omari,1 Anas AR Altamimi,2 Esra’a ALQuran,3 Abed Allah Ahmad Saleh,1 Qusai Mustafa Alyafawee,1 Mohammad Ziad Audat,4 Khaldoon Bashaireh1 1Department of Special Surgery, Division of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of ...
Al-Omari AA, AR Altamimi A, ALQuran E, Saleh AAA, Alyafawee QM, Audat MZ, Bashaireh K   +6 more
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Thumb ultrasound: Technique and pathologies

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2016
Ultrasound is ideally suited for the assessment of complex anatomy and pathologies of the thumb. Focused and dynamic thumb ultrasound can provide a rapid real-time diagnosis and can be used for guided treatment in certain clinical situations.
Jatinder P Singh, Shwetam Kumar, Atman V Kathiria, Rachit Harjai, Akram Jawed, Vikas Gupta   +5 more
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Economic projections and rules-of-thumb for monetary policy [PDF]

, 2008
Monetary policy analysts often rely on rules-of-thumb, such as the Taylor rule, to describe historical monetary policy decisions and to compare current policy to historical norms.
Orphanides, Athanasios, Wieland, Volker
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Simultaneous Bennett’s Fracture/ Dislocation and Dorsal Fracture/ Dislocation of Inter Phalangeal Joint of Thumb- A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Simultaneous closed double dislocations of the hand are not a common presentation. We hereby report a 40-year-old male patient with an unusual presentation of Bennett’s fracture/dislocation associated with dorsal fracture dislocation of the ...
Narendran Pushpasekaran, Vishal Shekhawat, Sathyamurthy Palanisamy, Balu Ravi, Deepak Gupta   +4 more
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Evaluation of the abduction angles between hand fingers

Medicine Science, 2023
This study aimed to reveal the angular values of abduction between the fingers and evaluated the right-left sides angular asymmetry and the differences between the genders.
Kubra Erdogan, Sinan Bakirci
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Thumb-actuated control device [PDF]

, 1970
Rotary potentiometer device on the spoke of an aircraft steering wheel provides servo control of certain flight characteristics with no visual attention and a minimum of operational ...
Hadland, W. O., Iwasaki, N.
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Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
wiley   +1 more source

Lipoma on Palmar Aspect of Thumb: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Lipomas account for approximately 16% of soft tissue mesenchymal tumours. They are uncommon in hand and those which involve the fingers are very rare, with a reported incidence of 1%.
Hemlata T. Kamra, Santosh L. Munde
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