The Journal of hand surgery
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To determine the incidence and reasons for hardware removal after operative fixation of distal radius fractures. ⋯ Therapeutic IV.
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Comparative Study
Evaluation of expectations and expectation fulfillment in patients treated for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis.
To determine the main reasons why patients with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMC OA) seek treatment, their pretreatment expectations for the final outcome, fulfillment after one year, and predictors of fulfillment of the expectation. ⋯ Therapeutic II.
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Scaphoid fractures are classified according to their 2-dimensional radiographic appearance, and transverse waist fractures are considered the most common. Our hypothesis was that most scaphoid fractures are not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the scaphoid (ie, not transverse). ⋯ Diagnostic II.
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To review clinical, subjective, and radiographic results of pyrocarbon hemiarthroplasty for proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint arthritis. ⋯ Therapeutic IV.