PURPOSE For chronic dynamic scapholunate (SL) instability (>3 months after injury) open procedures (capsulodesis, limited intercarpal fusions, tenodesis, SL ligament reconstruction) have become popular in recent years but their long-term results have been suboptimal. We evaluated retrospectively the results of aggressive arthroscopic debridement of the SL ligament to bleeding bone in an effort ...

Background: Fractures at the distal end of radius accounts for around 18 to 20% of all skeletal fractures occurring in adults and around 19 % of all fractures in the postmenopausal females 1 . The risk factors in this age group are generalized osteoporosis due to hormonal changes,underlying systemic disease, long term steroid intake 2 etc. Aim: The aim of the study is to provide a pain free wri...

BACKGROUND Although self-assessment questionnaires for the wrist joint are numerous, most validation studies focus on a specific pathology and patient collectives. In addition the available questionnaires focus on subjective parameters such as pain, usual and specific activities but the range of motion (ROM) as an essential objective parameter in wrist disorders is rarely considered. Therefore ...

We describe a method for stabilising the distal radioulnar joint using a double breasted slip of extensor retinaculum. This is a retrospective series of 30 patients with a painful wrist secondary to instability of the distal radioulnar joint. The results were assessed by a modified Mayo Score. The mean follow-up was for 38.1 months (13 months to 8 years). Twelve patients had excellent, 16 good ...

Introduction. To optimize fracture healing, Carbon- Fiber-Reinforced-Polyetheretherketon Polymer (CFR-PEED) implants have been developed as an alternative to metal plating. Material- specific advantages include X-ray radiolucency, better bone-like elastic modulus, lower bending stiffness and avoidance of the “cold welding” phenomenon. The purpose this study was evaluate clinical radiographic re...

Wrist-wearables such as smartwatches and fitness bands are equipped with a variety of high-precision sensors that enable collection of rich contextual information related to the wearer and his/her surroundings and support a variety of novel contextand activity-based applications. The presence of such a diverse set of on-board sensors, however, also expose an additional attack surface which, if ...

BACKGROUND Effective poststroke motor rehabilitation depends on repeated limb practice with voluntary efforts. An electromyography (EMG)-driven neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)-robot arm was designed for the multi-joint physical training on the elbow, the wrist, and the fingers. OBJECTIVES To investigate the training effects of the device-assisted approach on subacute stroke patien...

Clinicians assess wrist and hand function to identify pathology, monitor effectiveness of treatment, and determine the readiness to return to work and other activities. The goniometer, the conventional evaluation tool used to assess range of motion (ROM), is most suited to the measurement of passive and active joint ROM under conditions that entail static, nonfunctional movements. Instruments t...

Objective To illustrate the clinical management of a ganglion cyst presenting on the right dorsal wrist. Clinical Features A 38-year-old female complaining of a symptomatic right dorsal wrist ganglion of four years duration. Intervention and Outcome The patient was treated with high-frequency electroacupuncture in six consecutive treatments over a four week period and reported symptomatic i...