The Journal of hand surgery
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Distal radius volar locking plate design and associated vulnerability of the flexor pollicis longus.
Flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon rupture is a well-documented complication related to the use of distal radius volar locking plates (VLPs). The final common pathway of flexor tendon rupture appears to involve implants prominent at the watershed line. We hypothesized that significant differences in VLP prominence exist between various plate designs. ⋯ The results raise concerns regarding interference between all of the analyzed VLP designs and the FPL. This study may help guide both implant design considerations and assist the surgeon in better understanding implant morphology as it relates to iatrogenic flexor tendon injury.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Povidone-iodine soaks for hand abscesses: a prospective randomized trial.
To determine the effect of povidone-iodine soaks on outcomes of hand infections after operative drainage. ⋯ Therapeutic II.
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To determine the outcome of an alternative treatment for wrists with stages I to III scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse using a closing-wedge osteotomy of the distal radius and a vascularized bone graft for scaphoid reconstruction. ⋯ Therapeutic IV.
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To report our results with reconstruction of the axillary nerve by transferring the branch to the triceps lower medial head and anconeus to the anterior division of the axillary nerve. ⋯ Therapeutic IV.