The Akhal-Teke is an ancient horse originat-ing from Asia where it was used by nomadic tribes and used as a warhorse. Lameness examinations require proper interpretation of clinical and radiographic findings. Therefore, understanding of normal radiographic findings of the foot is necessary. Although the radiographic appearance of the normal foot must be understood to recognize abnormalities ...

Plain radiography can help in confirming the clinical diagnosis of a subungual glomus tumour, as erosive changes in the distal phalanx are present in 22% of cases. Such changes will be more easily identified on a lateral radiograph with the painful finger and its contralateral counterpart pointing toward each other: discrete scalloping of the distal phalanx will thus be made more evident.

An evaluation was made of the ossification level of the metacarpal and phalangeal bones in human foetuses of both sexes from the 4th to the 9th month of gestation. Our results indicate that ossification of phalangeal bones 1 to 5 always started at the distal end of the phalanx and endochondral ossification prevailed in the proximal phalanx of the thumb.

OBJECTIVE To determine the best fit of a hamate osteochondral graft to reconstruct a palmar defect of a middle phalanx articular fracture using three-dimensional remodelling. METHODS The proximal middle phalanx and distal hamate articular surfaces of 10 cadaveric right hands were scanned using a three-dimensional laser scanner. A defect was marked on the middle phalanx digital image to simula...

Ungual cartilage ossification in the forelimb is a common finding in horses. Subtle abnormalities associated with the ungual cartilages can be difficult to identify on radiographs. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of 22 horses (23 forelimbs) with a fracture of the distal phalanx and ossified ungual cartilage were characterized and graded. All horses had a forelimb fracture. Eleven invol...

Degloving injury is a serious trauma of the fingers. It difficult to establish an adequate extent debridement at time initial surgery. Therefore, additional surgery for necrotic areas related circulatory failure required in many cases. In this study, we performed replantation degloving 3 fingers 2 patients, and obtained findings regarding nailbed on Considering hemodynamics, when performing inj...

ABSTRACT Ritscher-Schinzel Syndrome (RSS) is a clinically variable, autosomal recessive disorder, involving cardiac, cerebellar and craniofacial abnormalities. Numerous reports describe hand changes in RSS patients; however, a detailed characterization of the hands has not previously been performed. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify whether specific radiographic hand changes...

Three fractures at the base of the terminal phalanx of the finger and one at the base of the terminal phalanx of the tow were initially misdiagnosed as paronychias. If a 'paronychia' follows trauma, the possibility of a fracture should be considered and radiographs taken of the digit.