Operative Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Fractures John T. Capo Joshua T. Mitgang Colin Harris DEFINITION The first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint comprises the thumb metacarpal base and the trapezium. The…
Reconstruction of Chronic Radial and Ulnar Instability of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Steven Z. Glickel DEFINITION Chronic instability of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and the radial collateral ligament (RCL)…
Arthroscopic and Open Primary Repair of Acute Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Radial and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Disruptions Alejandro Badia Prakash Khanchandani DEFINITION Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and radial collateral ligament (RCL)…
Surgical Treatment of Carpal Bone Fractures Excluding the Scaphoid Kenneth R. Means Jr. Thomas J. Graham DEFINITION These injuries include fractures of the lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, hamate body or hook,…
Vascularized Bone Grafting and Capitate Shortening Osteotomy for Treatment of Kienböck Disease Nilesh M. Chaudhari Mohamed Khalid Thomas R. Hunt III DEFINITION Lunate revascularization for Kienböck disease involves transfer of…
Ligament Stabilization of the Unstable Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Richard Y. Kim Robert J. Strauch DEFINITION Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint instability can occur as a result of ligament laxity or trauma….
Osteotomy of the Radius for Treatment of Kienböck Disease Cameron T. Atkinson Jeffrey E. Budoff David S. Zelouf DEFINITION Kienböck disease is a disorder of undetermined etiology that results in…
Partial Scaphoid Excision of Scaphoid Nonunions Rafael J. Diaz-Garcia Joseph E. Imbriglia DEFINITION Scaphoid fractures are quite commonplace, representing the most frequently fractured carpal bone with an annual incidence of…
Vascularized Bone Grafting of Avascular Scaphoid Nonunions Alexander D. Mih DEFINITION Scaphoid fractures account for 60% of carpal bone fractures. Nonunions occur in up to 15% of scaphoid fractures and…
Volar Wedge Bone Grafting and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Nonunions Evan D. Collins DEFINITION The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone in the wrist. Scaphoid fractures that fail…
