INTRODUCTION Most hand activities require a certain amount of forearm rotation. Certainly, a loss of pronosupination may be compensated for by internally or externally rotating the humerus with the elbow…
INTRODUCTION The distal ulnar head and the soft tissues attached to it have been found to be kinematically essential in the coordination of two important movements: forearm pronosupination and wrist…
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION Because of the unique anatomic position of the scaphoid—in both proximal and distal carpal rows—its integrity is fundamental…
INTRODUCTION ∗ Dr. Gaston, Dr. Lourie, and I would like to dedicate our chapter to Louis G. Bayne, MD, and Waldo E. Floyd Jr, MD, true gentlemen, innovative surgeons, and…
INTRODUCTION Instability of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) presents a major challenge to the wrist reconstructive surgeon. Chronic instability and arthritic changes at the DRUJ can lead to pain, decreased…
INTRODUCTION Advances in bone graft substitutes hold the promise of revolutionizing surgical practice. Within the next decades, physicians may be able to offer therapies that provide early fracture healing for…
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION Nonunion of the scaphoid represents a common and disabling problem of the wrist. The goal of treatment is…
INTRODUCTION Why do volar locking plates and early mobilization not give the expected improved outcome when compared with external fixation? Volar locking plates have given us improved extra-articular accuracy in…
INTRODUCTION A partial or limited carpal fusion is indicated when persisting pain is associated with localized wrist disease, such as scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) and scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse (SNAC)….
Videos corresponding to this chapter are available on DVD and online. INTRODUCTION Arthroscopy has continued to revolutionize the practice of orthopedic surgery, providing the technical capability to examine and treat…
