Ball Sports
Rugby Football Basketball Handball Volleyball Year and place of invention 1886 1863 1891 1912 1895 UK UK USA GERMANY USA Year approved as an Olympic sport 2016 (rugby sevens)…
Examination of the Injured Hand
Fig. 3.1 The interplay between the extrinsic and intrinsic tendons creates a “tenodesis effect.” Extension of the wrist will cause the fingers to flex (a), and flexion of the wrist…
Small Joints Arthroscopy
Fig. 9.1 Dorsoradial portal: radial to the APL tendon. Dorsoulnar portal: ulnar to the EPB tendon Tower traction of about 10 lb is applied with the thumb secured by finger…
Management of Hand and Finger Injuries
Fig. 6.1 Application of Coban wrapping on the fifth digit (University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG 2008) 6.1.1.3 Splinting Splinting of athletes is a common technique for initial treatment of suspected…
Severe Hand Injuries
Fig. 5.1 A thumb replantation. An amputated thumb (a) at injury, (b) 2 months and (c) 8 months following replantation, showing good functional recovery (Courtesy of G. Chick, MD) Fig….
Complications Associated with Hand Surgery
Fig. 10.1 Hematoma due to a tourniquet applied too tightly Inflation time of 60–90 min, not exceeding 120 min [14, 15] Inflation pressure between 250 and 300 mmHg [16, 17]…
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis
Skin sclerosis Dispygmentation Intradermal and subcutaneous calcinosis Telangectasia Ulcerations/scars Telangiectasia and ulcerations/scars are addressed in other parts of the present book. This chapter is confined to the first three aspects….
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
Fig. 30.1 Thickened, hardened skin with brawny hyperpigmentation and raised plaques on the arm of a patient with NSF. There are fixed flexion contractures of the elbow and fingers Fig….
Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GvHD): Cutaneous Manifestations
Fig. 31.1 Acute cutaneous GvHD: characteristic morbilliform/maculopapular exanthema involving most of the body in a patient 30 days after allogeneic HSCT Fig. 31.2 Acute cutaneous GvHD: characteristic acral exanthema involving…
Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes
Fig. 44.1 Urticarial rash at trunk and face in a 32-year-old man with NOMID Fig. 44.2 Early phase of skin eruption in a 43-year-old woman with Muckle-Wells syndrome with E255K…
