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Cellular Apoptosis and Proliferation in the Middle and Late Intrasynovial Tendon Healing Periods
February 2012(Vol. 37 | No. 2 | Pages 209-216)
Ya Fang Wu, You Lang Zhou, Wei Feng Mao, Bella Avanessian, Paul Y. Liu, Jin Bo Tang

An Analysis of the Pull-Out Strength of 6 Suture Loop Configurations in Flexor Tendons
February 2012(Vol. 37 | No. 2 | Pages 217-223)
T. Karjalainen, M. He, A.K.S. Chong, A.Y.T. Lim, J. Ryhanen

Surgical Repair of Multiple Pulley Injuries—Evaluation of a New Combined Pulley Repair
February 2012(Vol. 37 | No. 2 | Pages 224-230)
V. Schöffl, T. Küpper, J. Hartmann, I. Schöffl

The Use of Integra in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
03 January 2012
Marco Rizzo
Wound coverage for damaged or incompetent dermis remains a frequent and often challenging problem in hand surgery. Integra (Integra Life Sciences, Plainsboro, NJ) is an acellular bilaminate membrane t...
Intraosseous Pseudotumor of the Distal Radius in a Patient With Hemophilia: Case Report
03 January 2012
Jason S. Pruzansky, Marvin S. Gilbert, Roberto A. Garcia, Richard S. Gilbert
Hemophilic pseudotumors are rare, particularly when they occur in the distal extremity of an adult patient. We present the case of a 68-year-old man with well-controlled factor VIII deficiency who pre...
Subungual Glomus Tumor
23 December 2011
David T. Netscher, Jaime Aburto, Matthew Koepplinger
A 45-year-old woman presented reporting pain at the tip of her right, dominant thumb, which became worse when she held a cold drink or bumped the thumb and has been gradually increasing over the last ...
Book review
22 December 2011
Amy L. Ladd, Robert A. Chase Hand Center
“A picture paints a thousand words.” We all know that. This picture book, a compendium of hand photographs entitled Manual: the Personalities of Hands could spark a novel. Thankfully, the 800-word re...
Open Reduction and Three-Dimensional Ulnar Osteotomy for Chronic Radial Head Dislocation Using a Computer-Generated Template: Case Report
22 December 2011
Junichi Miyake, Kunihiro Oka, Hisao Moritomo, Kazuomi Sugamoto, Hideki Yoshikawa, Tsuyoshi Murase
We report a case of a radial head dislocation that was successfully treated 8 years after the initial injury, by open reduction of the radial head and 3-dimensional ulnar osteotomy, using a computer-g...

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The Journal of Hand Surgery, the official publication of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, publishes original, peer-reviewed articles related to the diseases and conditions of the upper extremity. Both clinical and basic science manuscripts are considered. The journal also publishes case reports, technique articles, and clinical perspective reports.

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