K-Wire Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures with and without External Fixation Christopher Doumas Owen L. Ala David J. Bozentka DEFINITION Distal radius fractures occur at the distal end of the…
Reduction and Stabilization of the Distal Radioulnar Joint following Galeazzi Fractures Benjamin S. Zellner John R. Dawson Lee M. Reichel DEFINITION Fracture of the radial shaft with an associated distal…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures Lee M. Reichel John R. Dawson DEFINITION Diaphyseal forearm fractures include isolated or combined radial and ulnar fractures (“both-bone fractures”). They…
Operative Treatment of Finger Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture-Dislocations John J. Walsh IV DEFINITION Fractures and dislocations of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joints of the index through small fingers involve intraarticular fractures at…
Amniotic Band Syndrome Joshua M. Abzug Scott H. Kozin DEFINITION Amniotic band syndrome is a nonhereditary congenital difference. The entire fetal limb or a portion of it becomes entangled in…
Clinodactyly Robert Carrigan DEFINITION Clinodactyly refers to an abnormal about of radioulnar angulation of a digit (>15 degrees). The small finger is most commonly observed. This condition is often bilateral….
Release of Simple Syndactyly Donald S. Bae DEFINITION Syndactyly refers to the failure of separation between adjacent digits, resulting in “webbed” fingers. Congenital syndactyly is classified according to the extent…
Correction of Thumb-in-Palm Deformity in Cerebral Palsy Thanapong Waitayawinyu Carley Vuillermin Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION The thumb-in-palm deformity is a fixed adduction-flexion posture in the affected hand of the patient…
Radial Dysplasia Reconstruction Carley Vuillermin Marybeth Ezaki Scott N. Oishi DEFINITION Radial dysplasia represents a spectrum of longitudinal deficiency in radial growth. This deficiency can be mild or severe based…
Preaxial and Postaxial Polydactyly Robert Carrigan DEFINITION Polydactyly refers to having greater than the normal number of digits. Preaxial polydactyly is duplication or splitting of the thumb. Central polydactyly is…
