Macrodactyly
83 Macrodactyly Ann E. Van Heest and James House History and Clinical Presentation A 5-month-old boy presented with an enlarged left middle finger. He was born at 38 weeks’ gestation…
Acute Perilunate and Lunate Dislocations
62 Acute Perilunate and Lunate Dislocations Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 30-year-old right hand dominant woman presents with swelling, pain, and deformity of the right wrist. The…
Reconstruction of a Type II Hypoplastic Thumb
80 Reconstruction of a Type II Hypoplastic Thumb Allan E. Peljovich and Peter M. Waters History and Clinical Presentation An 11-month-old boy was brought in by his parents for evaluation…
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…
