Orthopedics

• In the Journals

• Study supports conservative treatment for scaphoid waist fractures

• November 3, 2011
• A pairwise meta-analaysis of level 1 studies examining acute minimally displaced and undisplaced scaphoid waist fractures showed no statistically...More »

• Team performs bilateral hand transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

• November 2, 2011
• A double hand transplant was successfully performed for the first time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia by Penn’s Hand...More »

• In the Journals

• Articular fractures of the distal radius more likely between ligament attachments

• Orthopaedics Today Europe [Archives], Issue 6
• Researchers who reviewed 100 CT scans confirmed that distal radius fractures are statistically more likely to occur at the intervals between ligament...More »

• Interview

• Overuse Injuries in Youth Throwing Athletes

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
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• CME Review Article

• Intrasubstance Ruptures of the Biceps Brachii: Diagnosis and Management

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
• Traumatic intrasubstance ruptures of the biceps brachii are rare and historically specific to military static line parachute jumps; however, these...More »

• Feature Article

• Outcomes of Modified 2-incision Technique With Use of Indomethicin in Treatment of Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
• Multiple surgical techniques for distal biceps tendon ruptures exist. Heterotopic ossification is an associated omplication of the 2-incision technique....More »

• Case Report

• Unusual Case of Isolated Lunate Fracture Without Ligamentous Injury

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
• Fractures of the lunate are rare injuries that usually result from high-energy trauma and are typically associated with other carpal and ligamentous...More »

• Case Report

• Giant Gouty Tophi of the Hand and Wrist

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
• Gout is an inflammatory-rheumatic disease characterized by an elevated serum urate concentration and recurrent flares, including painful, hot, red, and...More »

• Case Report

• Periostitis Secondary to Prolonged Voriconazole Therapy in a Lung Transplant Recipient

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
• This article reports a case of perostitis deformans in a lung transplantation patient taking the fluoride-containing medication voriconazole, a relatively...More »

• Case Report

• Digital Flexion Contracture and Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Due to Tophaceus Infiltration of Wrist Flexor Tendon: First Manifestation of Gout

• Orthopedics, November 2011, Volume 34 Issue 11
• The authors report an unusual case of flexor tenosynovitis, severe carpal tunnel syndrome, and triggering at the carpal tunnel as the first manifestation...More »

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