Volar Dislocations of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint
45 Volar Dislocations of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Lisa L. Lattanza and Steven Z. Glickel History and Clinical Presentation A 20-year-old woman sustained an injury to her right ring finger…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
19 Complex RegionalPain Syndrome Type 1 (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) Carole W. Agin History and Clinical Presentation A 50-year-old woman was undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast. Intravenous access was…
Acute Nerve Laceration
20 Acute Nerve Laceration Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 20-year-old right hand dominant male laborer caught his left hand in a circular saw with the “guard” off….
Bites to the Hand
10 Bites to the Hand Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 17-year-old college student presented to the emergency room with an open wound to the dorsum and a…
Flexar Carpi Ulnaris Calcific Tendinitis
32 Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Calcific Tendinitis Richard W. Barth History and Clinical Presentation A 46-year-old woman was well until the morning prior to presentation, when she awoke with significant pain…
Mycobacterial Tenosynovitis
11 Mycobacterial Tenosynovitis John C. P. Floyd and Waldo E. Floyd III History and Clinical Presentation A 66-year-old man employed as a machinist was referred for further evaluation of limited…
High-Pressure Injection Injuries
3 High-Pressure Injection Injuries Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 28-year-old, right hand dominant man presented with an injury to the left hand. The patient was operating a…
Cervical Root Compression
18 Cervical Root Compression Bradley M. Thomas, John M. Olsewski, and Jerry G. Kaplan History and Clinical Presentation A 49-year-old right hand dominant electrician presented with complaints of progressive weakness…
Web-Space Infections
7 Web-Space Infections Kevin D. Plancher History and Clinical Presentation A 32-year-old right hand dominant woman complains of increased pain in her right hand with swelling and redness, and is…
