We have read the case report of Oge et al. with interest (2). They evaluated the carpal tunnel range/carpal tunnel area ratio among patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and the control group, together with the median nerve area and its palmar bowing of the transverse carpal ligament. An increase in the ratio of carpal tunnel range/carpal tunnel area were detected in patients with carpal tunnel ...

The medical records of three cats that were presented with severe carpal injury requiring radiocarpal arthrodesis were reviewed. Medial plating using the Compact 2.0 LOCK™ system was performed in all three cases. Although screw positioning may be difficult because of the large distance between the holes of the plate and the relatively large size of screws, plate loosening or metacarpal fracture...

The menopause coincides with the appearance of many of the common arthritic conditions and with the lessening of severity of others such as SLE. The hormonal changes that occur may modulate these diseases. Thus, hormonal manipulation may have either beneficial or detrimental effects on the incidence and activity of a number of common joint diseases. We review the evidence regarding the effect o...

We report a rare case of concurrent palmar lunate dislocation of the left wrist combined with a posterior dislocation of the left elbow joint in a 40-year-old man. He sustained both injuries after falling onto his outstretched left hand. The elbow was reduced by the closed method. The wrist was treated with open reduction with carpal tunnel decompression and fixation with a Kirschner wire throu...

This case report describes the diagnosis and surgical treatment of unilateral polydactylism of unknown origin in a calf. A six-week-old female German Holstein-Friesian calf was referred to the clinic with a hyperflexion of the fetlock and carpal joints of the right forelimb, associated with two surplus digits in the same leg, which was confirmed by radiographic examination. Surgery consisted of...

The post-traumatic dislocation of the fifth-finger is a rare lesion. In the absence of treatment, this lesion results in joint degeneration and instability. This lesion is usually unstable, treated by open, Closed. We report the case of a carpal-metacarpal dislocation isolated palmar pure in a boxer, clinically the patient presented a disturbance of rotation of 15° with a shortening of 5 mm. Th...

positions the subjects selected during the hammering task were located along the Dart Thrower's path from radial-extension to ulnarflexion. These positions were normalized to the neutral hammering position to calculate the average hammering path. Midcarpal Joint Motion Dominates Carpal Motion During a Simulated Hammering Task Leventhal, EL; Moore, DC; Akelman, E; Wolfe, SW; +Crisco, JJ +Departm...

OBJECTIVE To compare the functional results of carpectomy and four-corner fusion surgical procedures for treating osteoarthrosis following carpal trauma. METHODS In this prospective randomized study, 20 patients underwent proximal row carpectomy or four-corner fusion to treat wrist arthritis and their functional results were compared. The midcarpal joint was free of lesions in all patients. ...

Soft-tissue tophaceous deposits have been reported in the finger, carpal tunnel, spine (cervical and lumbar), hip, knee, and Achilles tendon.1,3,6,8,10,13,16 Intraosseous and intradermal sites have also been described, and there is also a report of a tophus being the cause of fracture nonunion.4,5,17 Glenohumeral joint involvement in gouty arthropathy, however, is unusual.7 Tophaceous gout corr...