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Posttraumatic arthritis of the wrist, degeneration of the articular surface before and after resection X-rays of a wrist fusion X-rays of pins across a distal radius fracture: Notice the ulnar styloid base fracture, which has not been fixed. This patient has instability of the DRUJ because the TFCC is not in continuity with the ulna.
Four corner fusion, or partial wrist arthrodesis, is a procedure which involves resection/removal of the scaphoid bone and fixation of the remaining wrist bones with a plate or wires. [1] The procedure is usually performed due to wrist arthritis or due to scaphoid collapse.
Implant that has been used for fixation of a broken wrist. Closed reduction internal fixation (CRIF) is reduction without any open surgery, followed by internal fixation. It appears to be an acceptable alternative in unstable distressed lateral condylar fractures of the humerus in children, but if fracture displacement after closed reduction exceeds 2 mm, open reduction and internal fixation ...
At issue is a torn sheath in his left wrist that holds the tendon in place. It first occurred a week before the 2023 PGA Championship , and Spieth has tried various treatments to avoid surgery.
Jordan Spieth had successfully undergone wrist surgery after opting for the procedure earlier this month. In a post on social media on Saturday, Spieth announced that the operation, which took ...
Orthopedic surgeon making adjustments to a metal plate in a patient's ankle. An orthopedic plate is a form of internal fixation used in orthopaedic surgery to hold fractures in place to allow bone healing [1] and to reduce the possibility of nonunion. Most modern plates include bone screws to help the orthopedic plate stay in place.
The lump of metal lodged in the body. The action-movie hero is shot in the stomach; he limps to a safe house; he takes off his shirt, removes the bullet with a tweezer, and now he is better. This is not trauma surgery. Trauma surgery is about fixing the damage the bullet causes as it rips through muscle and vessel and organ and bone.
Kienböck's disease is a disorder of the wrist.It is named for Dr. Robert Kienböck, a radiologist in Vienna, Austria who described osteomalacia of the lunate in 1910. [1]It is breakdown of the lunate bone, a carpal bone in the wrist that articulates with the radius in the forearm.