Hand fractures are the most common in orthopedic surgery. In cases, conservative treatment is sufficient for stable fractures, but surgical required unstable that cannot be maintained after reduction, and with severe soft tissue injuries. management of hand focus should on restoring function fracture healing. Rapid rehabilitation exercises an important factor by reducing swelling at site, preve...

Subjects with brachymesophalangia-5 (the short middle segment trait of the fifth digit) are systematically reduced in the length of the second metacarpal and in stature, by approximately 0.5 standard deviations, in contrast with unaffected individuals or unaffected siblings of affected propositi. There is conclusive evidence for axial and appendicular length reduction in affected individuals, a...

Background & Aims: Tibia fractures are the most common long bone fracture. Due to minimal soft tissue and its blood supply, inadequate treatment of injuries could be a major cause of morbidity and disability. The intramedullary nail is the preferred method of treatment; however, despite all previous studies, no accurate method to measure nail length prior to surgery exists as yet. Due to the im...

This study involves the evaluation of pre-purchase radiographic studies of South African Thoroughbred yearlings. Radiographic changes were recorded and compared with similar international studies. The study differs from other studies in that a lower prevalence of pedal osteitis (1.26%), dorsal osteochondral fragmentation of the metatarsophalangeal joint (1.60%), distal metacarpal sagittal ridge...

The authors conducted a systematic review to determine if there is scientifically valid (level I or II) evidence for the effect of early motion (<21 days) of joints surrounding an extraarticular hand fracture on fracture healing or functional outcomes. Two reviewers independently evaluated for study inclusion, trial quality and internal validity. Six poor-quality, quasirandomized studies (level...