Fig. 1.1 Different traction systems. Vertical traction tower designed by Whipple (Linvatec®, Largo, FL, USA). Wrist positions can be adjusted through a ball-and-socket joint. The central rod position hinders intraoperative…
Fig. 25.1 Algorithm for surgical treatment of thumb basal joint arthritis CMC Cartilage Evaluation Patients with minimal radiographic findings who remain persistently symptomatic despite conservative treatment are candidates for diagnostic…
Fig. 23.1 The deformity of the wrist due to fluid extravasation after 1 h of wet arthroscopy (right) as compared to the left which was operated for the same amount…
Class IA Tears or perforations of the horizontal portion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) Usually 1–2 mm wide Dorsal palmar slit located 2–3 mm medial to the radial attachment…
Posttrauma Postsurgery 1.Fracture 1.Dorsal wrist ganglia 2.Fracture-dislocation 2.Treatment of scaphoid fractures or nonunion 3.Dislocation 3.Inter-carpal arthrodeses 4.Ligament injuries 4.Ligament reconstruction 5.Proximal row carpectomy •Prolonged immobilization Conservative treatment with physiotherapy and…
Fig. 4.1 The larger radius of curvature of the sigmoid notch compared to the ulnar head can be seen. With minimal bony restraints the stability of this joint is dependent…
Fig. 10.1 Dorsal scaphoid translation and cartilage loss on proximal scaphoid on sagittal plane MRI Computed Tomography Recently Kakar described a novel imaging technique for 4D CT imaging (3D + time) which…
Fig. 9.1 The “slider crank” concept of wrist flexion and extension [Reprinted from Linscheid RL, Dobyns JH, Beabout JW, Bryan RS: Traumatic instability of the wrist J Bone Joint Surg….
Fig. 11.1 Anatomical cut on fresh corpse, lateral section through the wrist at the metacarpal II. The remaining portion of the scaphoid is removed and radiocarpal and intercarpal palmar and…
Fig. 34.1 Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs demonstrating radiolucency and rarefaction typical of osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow MRI has become the standard modality for further evaluation [5, 25]….
