Central Tarsal Bone (CTB) Fractures The highest incidence of CTB fractures (96%) occurs in the right leg and some of these can be so devastating that they terminate the patient’s racing career. There are several factors to consider for a thorough understanding of how these fractures occur. During the anti-clockwise racing in the bends, the right hind leg is procuring propulsion but is also coun...

Synostosis of carpal bones originates from lack of cavitation at the site of the future joint space with subsequent chondrification and ossification during the 4 to 8 weeks of intrauterine life. It is mostly seen as a chance finding discovered on radiographs. These coalitions are often asymptomatic, but can give complaints after trauma. We report six patients with different congenital carpal co...

The use of reverse-flow pedicled vascularized bone grafts from the dorsal distal radius makes it possible to transfer bone with a preserved circulation and viable osteoclasts and osteoblasts. The resultant primary bone healing without creeping substitution within the dead bone is an alternative to conventional bone grafting in aiding or accelerating healing, replacing deficient bone, and/or rev...

In 1943 Hodgson described a case of “ congenital retardation in development of the carpal navicular, first metacarpal and styloid process of the radius “ in association with wasting of the thenar muscles and recurrent sprains of the wrists. He was unable to find any previous description of a similar case and no other seems to have been recorded since 1944. The present paper describes two furthe...

Recurrent deformity from centralization and radialization led to the development in 1999 of a new technique by the author called ulnarization. This method is performed through a volar approach in a vascular and physeal sparing fashion. It biomechanically balances the muscle forces on the wrist by dorsally transferring the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) from a deforming to a corrective force. The pr...

The uristid lysianassoids are reported for the first time from Korean waters with a redescription of Anonyx abei Takekawa & Ishimaru, 2001 and the description of Anonyx exilipessp. n.Anonyx abei is characterized by a distinctively small projection of the posterodistal corner on epimeron 3, different from all species of the Anonyx nugax group which share a constriction at the point of insertion ...

A relationship between social deprivation and the incidence of fracture in adolescents has not previously been shown. We have used a complete fracture database to identify adolescents who sustained fractures in 2000. The 2001 Scottish census was used to obtain age-specific population and deprivation data according to the Carstairs score. Regression analysis determined the relationship between t...

To cite: Conrad A, Valour F, Ferry T, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216356 DESCRIPTION A 25-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of fever and weight loss on return from a trip to Thailand. Clinical examination revealed inflammatory tumefaction of the right knee and of the right wrist. Positive blood cultures identified Burkho...