Aim: To determine the normal carpal height ratio for the Trinidadian population. Design & method: A retrospective review of wrist radiographs performed during the period January 2022 to June 2022 at San Fernando Gener...
Objective:To analyze the value of multi-slice spiral computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)in the diagnosis of carpal joint injury.Methods:A total of 130 patients with suspected wrist injuries admi...
Since the 1990s,new insights in wrist arthroscopy have led to the introduction of numerous treatment methods.Consequently,therapeutic procedures are no longer limited to resection as more specialized repair and functi...
Concomitant fractures of the hook of hamate and scaphoid are rare injuries to the wrist. Whenever these fractures cannot be effectively managed, nonunion or osteonecrosis is encountered. Subsequent treatment is thus m...
BACKGROUND Lunate dislocation is an uncommon traumatic wrist injury that require prompt surgical management.Misdiagnosis or delayed treatment often leads to a poor outcome.Open reduction and surgical repair of disrupt...
Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the compression of the median nerve in carpal tunnel of wrist which leads to the typical symptoms of numbness, paresthesia and sometimes pain in the patient’s hand. The sym...
Supported by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation,No.22590764
BACKGROUND Trigger digit is a common disorder of the hand associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.Carpal tunnel release(CTR)surgery may be a risk factor for trigger digit development;however,the association between sur...