Musculoskeletal Key

Abstract Hand and wrist ganglia account for 50% to 70% of all hand masses. Ganglia are benign, mucin-filled cysts found in relation to a joint, ligament, or tendon. Hand and…

Abstract Background: The ulnar collateral ligament complex includes the ulnar proper collateral ligament and the ulnar accessory collateral ligament. These ligaments are located deep to the adductor aponeurosis of the…

Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic progressive inflammatory disease. It commonly affects the hand and wrist joints, causing joint damage, deformity, dysfunction, and disability. Common joint deformities of the hand…

Abstract Trigger finger is the snapping, triggering, or locking of the finger that occurs due to thickening of the retinacular sheath most commonly at the level of the A1 pulley….

Abstract Overview of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand presenting definition, symptoms, physical examination, diagnostic studies, and treatment. Keywords Arthritis, degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, joint destruction, osteoarthritis   Synonyms Arthritis…

Abstract Flexor tendon injury occurs to the muscle-tendon flexor system of the hand. Flexor tendons are prone to laceration and rupture with injuries commonly occurring in association with manual labor,…

Abstract Although the most common entrapment of the median nerve is at the wrist at the carpal tunnel (carpal tunnel syndrome), there are entrapment sites more proximal to this area,…

Abstract This chapter examines the diagnosis of de Quervain tenosynovitis, a painful condition affecting the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. This is a clinical diagnosis and can be diagnosed…

Abstract Dupuytren disease is a nonmalignant, slowly progressive fibroproliferative disorder causing progressive thickening and shortening of the palmar fascia leading to debilitating digital and permanent contracture. Dupuytren contracture belongs to…

Abstract Extensor tendon injury occurs to the muscle-tendon extensor mechanism of the hand. Extensor tendons are prone to laceration, abrasion, crush, burns, and bites. Injury presents as the inability to…