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Ulnar Clubhand eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic454.htm

Ulnar clubhand is much less common than radial clubhand and is more appropriately referred to as ulnar deficiencies of the forearm. Most cases are sporadic in occurrence, although genetic syndromes are associated with ulnar dysplasia. Focal dermal hyperplasia, or Goltz syndrome (also known as Goltz-Gorlin syndrome), is an X-linked dominant...
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Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain

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Wrist pain often proves to be a challenging presenting complaint. Determining the cause of ulnar-sided wrist pain is difficult, largely because of the complexity of the anatomic and biomechanical properties of the ulnar wrist.1, 2 The objectives of this article are to provide an overview of the most common problems that...
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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome eMedicine Orthopedics

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Feindel and Stratford (1958) were the first to use the term cubital tunnel. They emphasized that the ulnar nerve is compressed at the elbow because of anatomic peculiarities to that region. In 1898, Curtis performed the first published case of management for ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow, which consisted...
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OTA 2002 - Session 10

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OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #64, 10:16 AM Treatment of High-Energy Supracondylar/Intercondylar Fractures of the Distal Humerus Lisa K. Cannada, MD , Mary B. Zadnik, OTR/L; Walter Andrew Eglseder, MD; University of Maryland Medical Center, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore,...
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Treatment of High-Energy Supracondylar/Intercondylar Fractures of

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OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #64, 10:16 AM Treatment of High-Energy Supracondylar/Intercondylar Fractures of the Distal Humerus Lisa K. Cannada, MD , Mary B. Zadnik, OTR/L; Walter Andrew Eglseder, MD; University of Maryland Medical Center, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore,...
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Ulnar Nerve Entrapment eMedicine Orthopedics

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Because of the anatomic positioning of the ulnar nerve, it is subject to entrapment and injury by a wide variety of causes. It is the second most common entrapment neuropathy in the upper extremity (the first being the median nerve and its branches). Because of its superficial position at the...
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Neurilemoma of the ulnar nerve

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A 71-year-old woman presented with a mass on the ulnar aspect of her distal forearm. This mass had been slowly increasing in size over the last 3 years. It was otherwise asymptomatic. Surgical exploration revealed a neurilemoma arising from the ulnar nerve
Canadian Journal of Surgery 1996; 39: 356-357
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Ulnar Clubhand

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7 y.o. boy with ulnar clubhand II type (Swanson)-right.
Radial head dislocation.
Radial bowing.
Elbow movements - flexion 150 , extension -10 , rotation 70
Wrist movements - flexion 80 , extension 85 , ulnar deviation 40 , radial deviation 10.
Hand function - can grasp large and small objects , can write.
Hypoplasia of the...
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Characteristic claw hand appearance of ulnar nerve compression Medscape

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Caption: Characteristic claw hand appearance of ulnar nerve compression.
Source: Ulnar Mononeuropathy in Diabetes Mellitus
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Ulnar Mononeuropathy in Diabetes Mellitus Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/508017

Diabetic mononeuropathies may be non-compressive (cranial nerve lesions, thoraco-abdominal radiculopathy) or compressive giving rise to nerve entrapment syndromes.[1] Compression mononeuropathies are related to mechanical disruption of the myelin sheaths at sites of external compression. Carpal tunnel syndrome affecting the median nerve is the most common but ulnar and lateral popliteal...
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The Relationship Between the Ulnar Nerve and the Cubital Tunnel with Elbow Motion Medscape

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/431838

Neural traction may be an important cause of cubital tunnel syndrome, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. To study the etiology of cubital tunnel syndrome (compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow), 23 upper extremity cadaveric specimens were studied using a combination...
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Gamekeeper Thumb eMedicine Emergency

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/TOPIC210.HTM

Gamekeeper's thumb was originally described by Campbell in 1955 when he reported chronic laxity of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb in 24 Scottish gamekeepers. The injury occurred as gamekeepers sacrificed wounded rabbits and other small game by breaking their necks between the ground and their thumbs and...
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Rayhack Osteotomy Systems

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Hand & Wrist Specialist Creative Mediacal Design Presents their Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy, Kienbock Radial shortening Osteotomy and Ulnar shortening Osteotomy.
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Stener Lesion eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic313.htm

In his now classic 1962 article, Bertil Stener described a distinct, surgically correctable anatomic lesion that could account for the chronic instability found in the thumbs of some gamekeepers and skiers. CS Campbell first coined the term gamekeeper's thumb in 1955, when he described insufficiency in the ulnar collateral ligament...
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Skiers Thumb eMedicine Sports

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/sports/TOPIC121.HTM

Injuries to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb were first recognized as an occupational condition in European gamekeepers. By repetitively wringing the necks of game (eg, chickens) between their thumb and index finger, these workers produced a chronic stretching of the UCL that resulted in instability at the...
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Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injuries eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic349.htm

In 1981, Palmer and Werner introduced the term "triangular fibrocartilage complex" (TFCC) to describe the ligamentous and cartilaginous structures that suspend the distal radius and ulnar carpus from the distal ulna (see Image 1). The TFCC is the major ligamentous stabilizer of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) and the ulnar...
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Gamekeepers Thumb eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic112.htm

Campbell originally coined the term gamekeeper's thumb in 1955,1 because this condition was most commonly associated with Scottish gamekeepers, especially rabbit keepers, in whom the injury was work related. The injury occurred as the men sacrificed game such as rabbits; the animals' necks were broken between the ground and the...
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Wheeless' Fracture Menu

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/fracture_index

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. Links to a complete list of fractures.
Acetabular Fracture Ankle Fractures Barton's Fracture: ...
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Intrinsic Hand Deformities eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/TOPIC506.HTM

Account of anatomy, nerve supply and injuries to the hand resulting in instrinsic deformity.
Synonyms and related keywords: claw hand deformity, claw-hand deformity, clawhand deformity, contractures of the hand, extrinsic tightness, Froment sign, Froment's sign, hand contractures, hand therapy, intrinsic muscles of the hand, intrinsic tightness test, median nerve injury,...
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Tendon Transfer Principles and Mechanics eMedicine Plastics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic533.htm

Certain key elements play crucial roles in tendon transfer operations. Three important principles should be emphasized. First, the transfer should not significantly decrease the remaining function of the hand. Second, the transfer should not create a deformity if significant return of function occurs following a nerve repair. Third, the transfer...
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Ulnar nerve entrapment

Location: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=143

AAOS Online Service Fact SheetUlnar nerve entrapment Highly Reputable
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