Needle Aponeurotomy and Collagenase Injection for Treatment of Dupuytren Disease Frederick N. Meyer DEFINITION Dupuytren disease (DD) is a benign, generally painless, fibroproliferative disorder affecting the palmar fascia that often…
Extrinsic Contracture Release: Medial Over-the-Top Approach Pierre Mansat Aymeric André Nicolas Bonnevialle DEFINITION Multiple techniques have been described for the release of elbow contractures. The medial approach has the advantages…
Lateral Columnar Release for Extracapsular Elbow Contracture Leonid I. Katolik Mark S. Cohen DEFINITION Extrinsic elbow contracture refers to elbow stiffness secondary to fibrosis, thickening, and, occasionally, ossification of the…
Arthroscopic Treatment of Elbow Loss of Motion Laith M. Al-Shihabi Chris Mellano Robert W. Wysocki Anthony A. Romeo DEFINITION Loss of motion is a common sequela of elbow trauma or…
Surgical Treatment of Septic Arthritis in the Hand and Wrist Asif M. Ilyas DEFINITION Septic arthritis is defined as an infection within the closed space of a joint. It is…
Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Paronychia and Felons Jennifer Etcheson Jeffrey Yao DEFINITION An acute paronychia is an infection of the soft tissue fold around the fingernail. It is…
Surgical Treatment of Deep Space Infections of the Hand Jennifer Etcheson Jeffrey Yao DEFINITION Deep space infections occur in one of three anatomically defined potential spaces within the hand. Thenar,…
Surgical Treatment of Vasospastic and Vaso-occlusive Diseases of the Hand Scott L. Hansen Neil F. Jones DEFINITION Vasospastic and vaso-occlusive diseases of the hands include a wide range of disorders…
Revascularization and Replantation of the Digits L. Scott Levin DEFINITION Replantation is the reattachment of a completely amputated body part. Revascularization is the restoration of circulation and repair of all…
Surgical Treatment of Injection Injuries in the Hand Joshua Choo Rimma Finkel Morton Kasdan DEFINITION Injuries caused by high-pressure injection equipment, which can generate pressures of 2000 to 12,000 pound…
