PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of perioperative information for wrist arthroscopy on postoperative pain, return to daily activities, and patient satisfaction. METHODS 34 women and 21 men aged 19 to 54 (mean, 35) years underwent diagnostic wrist arthroscopy to explore the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints. They were randomised to receive specific preoperative information on the procedure (pict...

Objective: The study assessed the effect of a single session of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rpMS) combined with manual stretch on wrist and finger flexor muscle spasticity. Methods: Forty chronic patients after CNS lesion with a severe wrist and finger flexor spasticity with a Modified Ashworth Score (MAS, 0-5) of either 2, 3 or 4 participated and formed two groups. A single ses...

BACKGROUND Extremity fractures such as wrist and ankle fractures are a common and costly healthcare problem. The management of these fractures depends on fracture type and loss of congruity of the joint, resulting in cast immobilization or operative treatment. Loss of congruity or displacement leading to uneven joint loading, osteoarthritis and an increased probability of a poor functional outc...

PURPOSE To review the outcome after intralesional curettage without bone grafting for simple bone cysts in the capitate. METHODS Records of 12 hands in 10 consecutive females aged 14 to 21 (mean, 17.5) years who underwent intralesional curettage without bone grafting for a simple bone cyst in the capitate were reviewed. Clinical outcome was evaluated using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulde...

  Background: Scaphoid malunion alters the carpal kinematics and impairs clinical outcome because of pain, weakness, restricted range of motion and predisposing the wrist joint to early osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the scaphoid morphological angles on clinical outcomes in patients with reconstructed scaphoid by non-vascularized bone graft. Methods: Seve...

background; the performance of the hse units has various dimensions leading to different performances. thus, any industry should be capable of evaluating these systems. the aim of this study was to design a standard questionnaire in the field of performance evaluation of hse management system employing balanced score card model. methods; in this study we, first determined the criteria to be eva...

o bjective: to compare and evaluation of scores of trauma research center of shiraz university of medical sciences in iran with other trauma research centers in iran. m e thods: the assessment scores of each center were gathered from iran medical research and ministry of health and medical education website. each score is recorded in helical year which is defined from the 21th of march of every...

BACKGROUND The wrist joint is an extremely rare site for osteosarcoma. Joint structure preservation to maintain good limb function is well described in case of knee osteosarcoma, whereas it is not described in case of wrist joint osteosarcoma. In this report, we present the first case of joint preservation surgery to treat distal radius osteosarcoma using a tumor bearing autograft treated with ...

In summary, evaluation of the painful wrist is based upon a thorough knowledge of wrist anatomy. The key is to localize and identify the painful structures through systematic palpation of the wrist's bony and soft-tissue anatomy and to perform provocative tests to reproduce the patient's symptoms and identify instability. It is important to keep in mind that clinical findings must be interprete...

The DASH (Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand) score is being used increasingly as an outcome measure for upper limb pathology. In our clinical practice the DASH score has been used to study the outcome of several common upper limb disorders. We reviewed the literature and applied the principles of the World Health Organization on this scoring system.