DESCRIPTION Patient is a 65-year-old right-hand-dominant man. He presents with a 15-year history of progressive left small finger contracture with occasional palmar pain. On examination, he has a palpable palmar cord. Contraction of left small finger metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint was noted to be 60 • .

background: the present study was designed to ascertain serial changes on distal radius radiographic parameters attributable to aging.       methods: in this prospective study, the sample consisted of 120 healthy individuals who were divided into four age groups each containing 15 males and 15 females. in the two below-20-year-old groups, only ulnar variance could be investigated. wrist radiogr...

The radiation environment in deep space, where astronauts are behind the shelter provided by the Earth’s magnetosphere, is a major health concern. Galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and solar particle events (SPE) are two basic sources of space radiation in the solar system. The health risks of exposure to high levels of space radiation can be observed either as acute and delayed effects. Zhang et al. ...

Background Patients with Kirner's deformity often seek medical attention for aesthetic improvement when they reach the age of approximately 10 years, when the deformity becomes evident. The operative technique described in textbooks is the palmar opening-wedge with multiple osteotomies through a mid-lateral incision, which is technically demanding. The purpose of this article was to introduce o...

BACKGROUND The present paper aims to study the prevalence of the various manifestations of hyperhidrosis in patients who sought treatment in a specialized ambulatory in the state of São Paulo. OBJECTIVES Opposite to previous studies, this paper studies the different combinations of sweating sites, not being restricted to the main complaint site of the patients, but taking into consideration s...

This study examined the patterns of activation in the superficial and deep parts of the first dorsal interosseus muscle and in the antagonist muscle, second palmar interosseus, during postural tasks (position holding) and slow movements (position tracking) of the index finger performed by young and old adults. The position-tracking task involved the index finger lifting light loads (2.5, 10, an...

The incidence of superficial arteries was studied in 68 (38 right and 30 left) upper extremities. One right limb of an adult male presented a superficial arterial pattern (2.63%, total 1.47%) resembling a superficial brachio-ulno-radial artery (SBUR). The median nerve crossed the superficial brachial artery (SBA) from the posterior to the medial side and again posterior to the same at the cubit...