Distal radius fractures are the most frequently occurring type of fracture in Norway, accounting for about 20 % of all fractures. Incidence rates indicate more than 15 000 of these fractures each year ...

Wrist arthrography consists of the intra-articular placement of ionic contrast, air, or air and contrast into the radiocarpal joint (RCJ), midcarpal (MCJ), and/or distal radioulnar (DRUJ ...

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has become one of two systems in the Northeast to offer elbow joint replacements. Until the advent of this procedure, there had been no way to ...

DR, digital radiograph; DRUJ, distal radioulnar joint. Two weeks after reduction, after the swelling subsided, the splint became slightly loose. A follow-up DR showed good alignment and positioning of ...

The radioulnar joint distal radioulnar ligament was modeled as a linear elastic spring ligament (Guo, 2007) with a stiffness coefficient of 50 N/mm. Ligaments and wrist joint DOB tendons (Abramowitch ...

However, a FOOSH type force coupled with ulnar deviation may result in a scapholunate injury. 1 Forced rotation of the hand and forearm or pivoting around a fixed hand can suggest injury to the distal ...

The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint connects the bones at the tips of the fingers. People with arthritis may experience pain, stiffness, and swelling in this joint. However, home remedies and ...

BOSTON — Researchers from Madrid found a posterior interosseous artery adipofascial flap technique was safe for treatment of patients with distal radioulnar joint osteoarthritis, based on ...

A male in his 70s presented with a chronic malunited comminuted Galeazzi fracture dislocation, including angular malunion, radial shortening (1.3 cm ulnar-plus variance) and distal radioulnar joint ...