INTRODUCTION The objective of the present study was to assess heritability of clinical and radiographic features of hand osteoarthritis (OA) in affected patients and their siblings. METHODS A convenience sample of patients with clinical and radiographic hand OA and their siblings were evaluated by examination and radiography. Radiographs were scored for hand OA features by radiographic atlas....

Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) (also known as ‘bone bruises’, ‘bone oedema’, ‘bone contusions’ and ‘occult fractures’) within the middle phalanx were diagnosed by standing low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 7 horses. The lesions were characterised by low signal intensity on T1and T2*-weighted gradient echo sequences, mildly increased signal intensity on T2 fast spin echo sequences, and h...

abstract  background: the goal of this report is to show our results with extension block technique for treatment of mallet fracture. the indications for this technique were the presence of a large bone fragment, and palmar subluxation.  methods: we retrospectively assessed the results of treatment in 14 mallet fractures  which have been treated by extension block technique to determine the ran...

Thp American/ournal o/Occupa/iollal Tberapy j oint stiffness and soft tissue contractu res of the fingers are common problems treated by the occupational therapist specializing in hand therapy. It is Widely accepted that dynamic splinting in combination with range-of-motion exercises is the most effective way of managing these problems. The rationale, prinCiples, and objectives of dynamic splin...

Bandoh reported the 3-square-flap method as a procedure for interdigital space reconstruction in patients with minor syndactyly. We recently modified this flap design so that it could be used in the treatment of toe syndactyly involving fusion of the areas distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint. With our method, the reconstructed interdigital space consists of 4 oblong flaps (A through D)...

Previous studies demonstrated a multiplicity of isomers of inositol phosphates in GH3 rat pituitary tumour cells. In order to determine their origin, we have investigated the metabolism of radiolabelled inositol phosphates (IPn) in GH3 cell homogenates by using h.p.l.c. I(1,4,5)P3 is either phosphorylated to I(1,3,4,5)P4 (in the presence of ATP) or dephosphorylated to I(1,4)P2 (in the absence o...