Denervation of the Wrist Joint for Chronic Pain
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. RATIONALE AND BASIC SCIENCE PERTINENT TO THE PROCEDURE ∗ I would like to dedicate this chapter to my terrific…
Acute and Chronic Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. Truth is what stands the test of experience . — Albert Einstein RATIONALE AND BASIC SCIENCE Painless rotation of…
Soft Tissue Tumors of the Hand and Wrist
BASIC PRINCIPLES Soft tissue lesions of the hand and wrist may be divided into two groups: tumor-like lesions and true neoplasms. The true neoplasms may be subdivided into benign and…
Distal Radioulnar Joint Prosthesis
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. RATIONALE AND BASIC SCIENCE PERTINENT TO THE PROCEDURE Two primary forces act on the forearm: the force of gravity…
The Interosseous Ligament and the Essex-Lopresti Injury
∗ To my wife, Elissa, and our children, Meredith, Alexis, and Zoe. † To my wife, Sandra, and our children, Michael, Mia, and Peyton. INTRODUCTION The Essex-Lopresti injury or longitudinal…
Bone Tumors of the Hand and Wrist
INTRODUCTION Bone tumors of the hand and wrist are rare overall. Primary malignant bone tumors in the distal upper extremity are far more uncommon. Most surgeons lack experience with such…
Scaphoid Hemiresection and Arthrodesis of the Radiocarpal Joint
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Repair of the Foveal Insertion of the TFCC Through the DF portal
RATIONALE AND BASIC SCIENCE PERTINENT TO THE PROCEDURE Injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a common cause of ulnar-sided pain and disability in the wrist. In 1989, Palmer…
Vascular Thrombosis and Aneurysm About the Wrist
BACKGROUND Chronic post-traumatic thrombosis and aneurysms of the ulnar and radial arteries may affect 10% to 15% of laborers who use their hands as a “hammer,” and thus this condition…
Pisohamate Ligament Instability/Tear
INTRODUCTION Pisiform ligament complex syndrome (PLCS) is peri-pisiform ulnar palmar wrist pain caused by injury or disease to the components of the pisiform ligament complex (PLC). The PLC consists of…
