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Trigger finger surgery: What to expect
Source: Medical News Today
Trigger finger can leave the finger or thumb stuck in a crooked position. It causes pain and stiffness and makes it hard to move the affected digit.
Sprained finger: Everything you need to know
Source: Medical News Today
A sprained finger occurs when the ligaments that connect and support the bones and joints of the finger are damaged. Sprained fingers are very common and can be very painful, swollen, and difficult to move.
Risk of hand, wrist injuries in high school athletes indicates need for prevention efforts
Source: Healio
Results from this study indicated high school athletes were at risk for hand and wrist injuries. Findings also showed injury rates and patterns varied by sport and gender, demonstrating a need for sport-specific prevention efforts.
Surgical release for tubercular elbow stiffness
Source: NCBI - NIH
For decades, tuberculosis (TB) has posed a great threat to people worldwide. Bone and joint TB is one of the most common types of extrapulmonary TB, with elbow TB comprising a small proportion of these cases. The treatment for elbow stiffness associated with TB has been rarely reported.
Supra- and Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks Equal for Elbow Surgery
Source: Anesthesiology News
Niagara Falls, Ontario—For elbow surgery, the supraclavicular and infraclavicular brachial plexus blocks are similar on several parameters, including block effectiveness, onset and secondary outcomes.
Single, double incision yielded low complication rates for distal biceps tendon rupture repair
Source: Healio
Regardless of approach or technique, results published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine showed an overall low rate of serious complications in the surgical repair of distal biceps tendon ruptures. However, higher rates of posterior interosseous nerve palsy, heterotopic bone formation and reoperation were found with the double-incision technique.
Rheumatoid arthritis could be treated with a novel hydrogel
Source: Medical News Today
A simple yet effective new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis may be in sight; researchers have now created a hydrogel that could absorb the excess joint fluid that arises with disease, as well as deliver medications to affected joints.
What are hand cramps?
Source: Medical News Today
Hand cramping can occur for many reasons and cause significant discomfort in some people.
Often, hand cramps are caused by muscle spasms, which are described as an uncontrollable or involuntary muscle contraction. These spasms or contractions do not allow the muscle to become relaxed and can become excruciating in some cases.Asthma medication may prevent loss of joint motion following injury
Source: Medical Xpress
One cold morning in January 2015, Jacqueline Burrus ran to catch a bus and slipped on the ice. She put her right arm out to break her fall, and in that instant her life was changed forever.
Complex elbow injuries do not affect long-term outcomes of radial head arthroplasty
Source: Healio
New data revealed that concomitant elbow injuries did not affect long-term outcomes of patients with unreconstructable radial head fractures requiring radial head arthroplasty.
