Chronic Lacerations of Extensor Tendons
35 Chronic Lacerations of Extensor Tendons Angela A. Wang and Michelle Gerwin Carlson History and Clinical Presentation A 66-year-old right hand dominant man sustained a deep laceration to the dorsum…
Osteoarthritis: Carpometacarpal Joint (Ligament Reconstruction with Tendon Interposition)
68 Osteoarthritis: Carpometacarpal Joint (Ligament Reconstruction with Tendon Interposition) Vincent Ruggiero and Andrew K. Palmer History and Clinical Presentation A 55-year-old right hand dominant woman presents with the complaint of…
Osteoarthrits: Proximal Interphalangeal Joint (Silastic Implants)
67 Osteoarthritis: Proximal Interphalangeal Joint (Silastic Implants) Thomas Bienz and A. Lee Osterman History and Clinical Presentation This 66-year-old right hand dominant woman had a long history of osteoarthritis involving…
Dupuytren’s Contracture
27 Dupuytren’s Contracture Jack Abboudi and David S. Zelouf History and Clinical Presentation A 51 year-old right hand dominant construction supervisor presented with a 2- to 3-year history of a…
Cannulation Injuries
25 Cannulation Injuries Leon S. Benson History and Clinical Presentation The hand surgery service was called to evaluate the thumb and index finger of a 75-year-old woman. The patient had…
Extravasation Injuries
26 Extravasation Injuries Leon S. Benson History and Clinical Presentation After giving birth, a 26-year-old woman became acutely hypotensive from postpartum bleeding. Despite initial efforts at fluid resuscitation, she developed…
Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis
81 Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis Allan E. Peljovich and Peter M. Waters History and Clinical Presentation An otherwise healthy 19-month-old girl presented because her parents noticed that she was unable to…
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
15 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Eric Freeman, Dennis Rodin, and Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 46-year-old right hand dominant man presented with numbness and tingling down the ulnar…
Distal Interphalngeal Joint Dislocations
48 Distal Interphalangeal Joint Dislocations John D. Wyrick History and Clinical Presentation A 24-year-old right hand dominant man injured his right small finger while playing softball. The ball struck him…
