A survey of 43 cemented arthroplasties of the trapeziometacarpal joint with a la Caffinière prosthesis in 40 patients is presented. A 70% patient satisfaction rate was obtained, with a mean DASH score of 24.2. Good range of motion was preserved (opposition 9/10 on Kapandji's scale) and gripping force as well as key pinch force increased from 18 kg to 24 kg and from 5.3 to 6.0 kg respectively. H...

N D c m Q f c HE PATIENT 33-year-old, left-handed woman who is a homeaker reports 2 months of left wrist pain. The pain is orse when lifting her children, opening bottles, or urning doorknobs. She has seen her primary care docor who diagnosed her with “tendonitis” and prescribed er an unscheduled nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory rug (NSAID) and a wrist splint. Physical exam idenifies tenderness a...

ARTHRITIS, while not limited to cattle, has been recognized in this species since the beginning of veterinary history (4). Despite this long-standing recognition and the fact that arthritis presents definite clinical symptoms and lesions of diagnostic, prognostic, and pathological importance, surprisingly few studies delving into the cause and pathology of this important disease process in catt...

Untreated femoro-acetabular impingement is a common cause of osteoarthrosis of the hip. Surgical debridement of the adult hip with femoro-acetabular impingement recently has been advocated with the aim of relieving symptoms and slowing or halting progression of the arthrosis. At surgery, femoral sources of impingement are relieved by debriding the aspheric peripheral portion of the femoral head...