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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

Complex Distal Humerus Fractures in Elderly Patients: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Versus Arthroplasty
30 January 2012
Juan M. Patino
A 66-year-old man injured his elbow in a fall on stairs. He had normal neurovascular function, no wound, and no other injuries. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs showed a bicolumnar articular (A...
Painful Clicking of the Thumb Interphalangeal Joint Caused by a Sesamoid Bone: A Report of Three Cases
30 January 2012
Shannon Jane Edwick, Jay Robert Ebert, Jeff Oscar Ecker
Painful clicking of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb caused by a sesamoid bone is rare. We present 3 cases of painful thumb interphalangeal joint clicking with motion, all following hyperextensi...
Chondroblastoma With Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Hamate: Case Report
30 January 2012
Peter C. Rhee, Eduardo N. Novais, Thomas C. Shives, Alexander Y. Shin
Chondroblastoma of the carpals is rare, can mimic other benign bone tumors, and presents a diagnostic challenge. There have been few cases of benign tumors involving the hamate, with only one reported...
Reliability and Clinical Importance of Teardrop Angle Measurement in Intra-articular Distal Radius Fracture
30 January 2012
Ryotaro Fujitani, Shohei Omokawa, Akio Iida, Shigeru Santo, Yasuhito Tanaka
Purpose: The teardrop angle (TDA) is a newly characterized radiographic parameter that some authors propose as an indicator of articular incongruity of the lunate facet. The purposes of this study wer...
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...

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