Operative Techniques in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Sur
DEFINITION Dupuytren disease (DD) is a fibroproliferative disorder that affects primarily the palmar fascia of the …
DEFINITION Amniotic band syndrome is a nonhereditary congenital difference. The entire fetal limb or a portion of it …
DEFINITION Deep space infections occur in one of three anatomically defined potential spaces within the hand. Thena…
DEFINITION Replantation is the reattachment of a completely amputated body part. Revascularization is the restora…
DEFINITION Posttraumatic metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) contractures may develop …
DEFINITION Nerve tumors make up less than 5% of tumors about the hand and wrist.13 Most nerve tumors are benign and…
Clinodactyly is a condition that causes the fingers to curve towards the pinky finger. It is most common in the pinky f…
DEFINITION Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma are malignant transformations of normal epidermal cells in ei…
Chapter 127 DEFINITION Vasospastic and vaso-occlusive diseases of the hands include a wide range of disorders that …
DEFINITION The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a homogenous anatomic structure located on the ulnar aspec…
DEFINITION As with any synovial joint, the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) can degenerate due to osteoarthritis, i…
DEFINITION The finger metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is commonly and characteristically involved in inflammatory art…
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