From 1987 to 1993 we treated 33 patients with 29 phalangeal and seven metacarpal
Various classifications of scaphoid fractures have been based on plain radiography, but there are difficulties in defining the actual
A total of 57 patients, aged between 23 and 86 years, with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type 1 nine weeks after an isolated closed
We report three complete ruptures and one partial rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon in association with the insertion of a volar plate for the treatment of
The clinical results of 26 digits (18 patients) lengthened by distraction callotasis were evaluated and the factors which influenced healing were analysed. There were 14 men and four women, with a mean age of 39 years. All digits had suffered traumatic amputation. There were eight thumbs and 18 fingers. The level of the site of the osteotomy was at the proximal metaphysis in ten, the middle diaphysis in 13 and the distal metaphysis in three. Although the proposed length was achieved in 23 of the 26 digits, five required additional bone grafts. The rate of healing was 96 days/cm in the digits without complications such as callus
A vascular necrosis of the lunate, first described by Kienböck, can be treated either conservatively or by various surgical procedures. We compared the results of 18 conservatively treated patients, all of whom had stage-2 or stage-3 disease, with those of 15 who underwent a radial shortening procedure. We evaluated pain, range of movement, grip strength and functional disability, and determined the progression of the disease by assessing radiologically carpal height, the width and flattening of the lunate, the radioscaphoid angle, the pattern of the