Metacarpal Head
A customized protocol to assess bone quality in the metacarpal head, metacarpal shaft and distal radius: a high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography precision study
... the head, trunk and upper arm, 2) standardized positioning of the hand and forearm using a custom-made positioning device, and 3) adapted semi-automated cortical segmentation and direct trans- formation image ...
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Outcome of closed ipsilateral metacarpal fractures treated with mini fragment plates and screws: a prospective study
... multiple metacarpal fractures, plate fixation is a good option for several ...[9]. Metacarpal length is very likely to be short- ened in multiple metacarpal fractures, causing instability [6, ...the ...
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Metacarpal Neck Fractures: A Review of Surgical Indications and Techniques
... the metacarpal shaft (medullary canal) and the line from the center of the metacarpal head to the fracture site (Figure ...5th metacarpal neck is fifteen de- grees using the first of the ...
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New fixation approach for transverse metacarpal neck fracture: a biomechanical study
... An increasing amount of evidence is demonstrating that some innovative procedures and modern, fashion- able, expensive locking plates do not always achieve superior outcomes to nonsurgical treatment or use of a simple ...
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERCUTANEOUS KIRSCHNER WIRES AND OPEN REDUCTION WITH INTERNAL FIXATION IN MANAGEMENT OF UNSTABLE METACARPAL SHAFT FRACTURE
... the metacarpal head to the fracture site and a line along the longitudinal axis of the metacarpal shaft in a lateral or oblique hand ...the metacarpal head to the fracture site and a ...
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Comparison of functional metacarpal splint and ulnar gutter splint in the treatment of fifth metacarpal neck fractures: a prospective comparative study
... 5th metacarpal neck in 30° oblique views after closed re- duction and splinting ...the metacarpal head) in all patients to obtain a reduction close to anatomical alignment ...
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PERCUTANEOUS FIXATION OF UNSTABLE FRACTURE MEDIAL FOUR METACARPALS
... finger metacarpal neck ...the metacarpal; and three blunt pre- bent Kirschner pins are passed antegrade down the medullary canal, across the fracture, and into the subchondral bone of the metacarpal ...
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The EULAR–OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI reference image atlas: the metacarpophalangeal joints
... Figure 2 Bone oedema reference image sheets (pages i14–i15, total 2). Bone oedema in the metacarpal head and phalangeal base is illustrated on one single-page sheet each. All grades (0–3) are presented. ...
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Reliability of ultrasonography to detect inflammatory lesions and structural damage in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
... recess appearance. For PD Grade 1 was defined as a de- tection of up to 3 single Doppler signals within the area synovial hypertrophy with or without normal physio- logical Doppler signals, Grade 2 as the detection of ...
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A Comparative Analysis of Softball Gloves: Catcher's Glove Yields Highest Peak Hand Pressure
... second metacarpal head and the distal phalanx of the ...second metacarpal head aligns with the base of the glove pocket (Ginn et ...second metacarpal head but instead aligned ...
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Topographic Description of Metacarpal Tendons and Ligaments of Anatoly Donkey by Ultrasonography and Introducing a New Ligament
... The observed structures from the top of the image were skin and the subcutaneous tissues, DDFT, SDFT, vascu- lar and soft tissue space, SL, and the surface of the third metacarpal bone. SDFT had a crescent shape ...
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An Evaluation of the Metacarpal Sign (Short Fourth Metacarpal)
... X-rays of the hands were available in only four of the pa- tients with a clinically negative metacarpal sign, and in each patient the sign was nega- tive on x-ray also. The maximum degre[r] ...
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Sesamoid Bones in Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Investigated With X-Ray Microtomography, and Implications for Sesamoid Evolution in Lepidosauria
... Here, we describe the sesamoid bones and lunu- lae in the head and limbs of 19 scanned Sphen- odon specimens. It must be noted that the term “sesamoid” may refer to any organized, intratendi- nous/intraligamentous ...
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Reduced trabecular bone mineral density and cortical thickness accompanied by increased outer bone circumference in metacarpal bone of rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross sectional study
... The metacarpal bone shafts of our RA patients were thinner and had a greater outer bone diameter (Figure ...outer metacarpal diame-ter in our RA patients stands in contrast to the smaller muscle ...
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Bone loss and aggravated autoimmune arthritis in HLA DRβ1 bearing humanized mice following oral challenge with Porphyromonas gingivalis
... gingivalis treatment in relation to the development of autoimmune arthritis maximally inflamed manus, score = 4 vs no involvement, score = 0 on the mean bone density of the V metacarpal [r] ...
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DOES MEAN OSTEON SIZE CHANGE WITH AGE, SEX OR HANDEDNESS? ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND METACARPAL IN A
... second metacarpal associated with age, sex, or ...the metacarpal produced varying results with some concluding there is a change in mean osteon size, while others report no age related change (Landeros and ...
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Development of an in-vitro passive and active motion Simulator for the investigation of wrist function and Kinematics
... third metacarpal, radius, and ulna were obtained to provide real time positional feedback to the system without restricting the material compatibilities present with electromagnetic ...
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Percutaneous elastic intramedullary nailing of metacarpal fractures: Surgical technique and clinical results study
... Results: We studied internal fixation of 18 little finger and 2 ring finger metacarpal fractures from November 2007 to August 2009. The average age of the cohort was 25 years with 3 women and 17 men. The ...
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Comparative Study of Fracture Metacarpals Treated by Orif by Minifragment Plate vs Closed Kirschner’s Wire Fixation
... Results: The average time for radiological union in Group A (minifragment plate) was 7.2 weeks, while it was 9 weeks in Group B (Kirschner's wire). There was no statistically significant difference in the radiological ...
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Surgical treatment of primary trapezio-metacarpal osteoarthritis by trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction without tendon interposition. Long-term results of 50 cases
... Altissimi et al. [13] reported a personal technique of trapeziectomy and suspension ligamentoplasty with FCR tendon, as a modification of the Burton- Pellegrini pro- cedure [14]. This surgical technique described the ...
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