The Journal of hand surgery
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The watershed line is a useful surgical landmark for positioning a volar locking plate. Implants placed on or distal to it can impinge on flexor tendons and cause injury. However, the details of the anatomy of this line are unclear. We studied macroscopically and histologically the structures of the volar aspect of the distal radius. ⋯ The present study suggests bony landmarks for positioning a volar locking plate.
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To evaluate the long-term results of a prospective, longitudinal case series of untreated, traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears found in displaced distal radial fractures. ⋯ Diagnostic I.
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Comparative Study
Outcome of endoscopic carpal tunnel release in patients with chronic nonhand pain compared with those without chronic pain.
This prospective observational study compared the outcomes of single-port endoscopic carpal tunnel release in patients taking narcotic pain medication chronically for back, neck, leg, or other bodily pain for more than 3 months, with patients not taking chronic narcotic pain medication (control group). ⋯ Prognostic I.
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The pronator teres syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms that result from compression of the median nerve in the upper forearm. It is a dynamic syndrome that is frequently associated with compression of the same nerve at the carpal tunnel. The literature describes different anatomic structures that can cause this syndrome. ⋯ The same surgeon treated 44 cases with this technique. Two assistants were always needed for this mini-invasive approach. Pronator teres symptoms disappeared in 93% of cases.