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A 74-year-old man presented to our orthopedic department with pain and swelling in his right hand after falling down a mountainside and landing on his outstretched hand that day. On initial ...

As with plain radiography and arthrography, CT employs ionizing radiation. It allows three-dimensional visualization of the carpal bones and provides soft tissue detail. Helical CT, also known as ...

The wrist is a complex joint that marks the transition between the forearm and hand. It has many components, allowing it to do a range of movements. The radiocarpal joint is sometimes referred to as ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The volar plate is the primary structure preventing reduction of dislocation in the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint and must be divided to reduce dislocation, according to a study ...

Figure 1. Radiograph showing a lateral view of the right hand Tenderness over the hypothenar eminence, swelling and limited flexion also suggest fracture. After sustaining a fall the previous evening, ...

The case is presented of a professional international rugby union player who sustained an isolated proximal tibiofibular dislocation in a training ground injury. Diagnosis was made based on clinical ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that causes pain and tingling in the forearm, hand and fingers. The condition is caused by compression of the median nerve which passes through the carpal tunnel.

This noninvasive technique is performed by a radiologist. Its major distinction from plain radiography is that it is dynamic. Fluoroscopy has no role in the acute trauma setting. Although previously ...