De Quervain’s Disease
Case 30 De Quervain’s Disease Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 45-year-old right hand dominant woman presents with wrist pain that is preventing her from doing activities at…
Mallet Fractures
38 Mallet Fractures Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 45-year-old left hand dominant professional squash player was lunging for a shot and fell, landing on his hand. He…
Polydactyly and Bifid Thumb
82 Polydactyly and Bifid Thumb Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 2-year-old girl presents for evaluation of her duplicate thumb. The family recently moved from the Dominican Republic….
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metacarpophlangeal Joint Reconstruction Arthroplasty
73 Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metacarpophalangeal Joint Reconstruction Arthroplasty R. John Naranja, Jr. and Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 53-year-old right hand dominant woman was originally diagnosed with rheumatoid…
Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures: Volar Approach, Dorsal Approach, and Arthroscopic Reduction
61 Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures: Volar Approach, Dorsal Approach, and Arthroscopic Reduction Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 55-year-old right hand dominant woman was ice skating when she…
Short Below-Elbow Amputation
74 Short Below-Elbow Amputation Roberta T. Ciocco and Scott H. Kozin History and Clinical Presentation A 4-month-old girl presented with congenital deficiency of the right upper extremity (Fig. 74–1). She…
Metacarpal Neck Fractures
41 Metacarpal Neck Fractures Kostas J. Constantine and Thomas R. Kiefhaber History and Clinical Presentation A 20-year-old man was involved in a street brawl, in which he swung at but…
BenignVascular and Malignant Vascular Tumors
87 Benign Vascular and Malignant Vascular Tumors Earl W. Brien and Stuart H. Kuschner History and Clinical Presentation Case A. A 35-year-old right hand dominant woman complains of a painful…
Scaphoid Nonunion
58 Scaphoid Nonunion James W. Vahey and Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 38-year-old police officer presents with the chief complaint of progressively worsening pain and decreased range…
Brachydactyly
78 Brachydactyly Scott H. Kozin History and Clinical Presentation A 5-year-old girl presented with a small right hand, mild webbing of the fingers, and an ipsilateral chest wall deformity. She…
