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The Kapandji score is a tool useful for assessing the opposition of the thumb, based on where on their hand the patient is able to touch with the tip of their thumb. [ 1 ] Scoring
A spica splint is a type of orthopedic splint used to immobilize the thumb and/or wrist while allowing the other digits freedom to move. It is used to provide support for thumb injuries (ligament instability, sprain or muscle strain), gamekeeper's thumb, osteoarthritis, de Quervain's syndrome or fractures of the scaphoid, lunate, or first metacarpal. [1]
In both tests, the patient is placed in a standing or sitting position, and the arms are raised parallel to the ground in the scapular plane. [2] The tests differ in the rotation of the arm; in the empty can test, the arm is rotated to full internal rotation (thumb down) and in the full can test, the arm is rotated to 45° external rotation, thumb up. [1]
Hand surgery emerged as a specialty during World War II, and the tools used by early hand surgeons remain in common use today, and many are identified by the names of those who created them. [4] Individual tools have diverse history development. Below is a brief history of the inventors and tools created for five commonly used surgical tools.
Finger tracking of two pianists' fingers playing the same piece (slow motion, no sound) [1]. In the field of gesture recognition and image processing, finger tracking is a high-resolution technique developed in 1969 that is employed to know the consecutive position of the fingers of the user and hence represent objects in 3D.
7 tips to building your emergency fund. Living on a fixed income might make saving money feel impossible, but every dollar saved is that much more security for you going forward.
'The View' star Whoopi Goldberg was shocked when actor Julia Roberts paused her interview to shower praise on Whoopi's work in the film 'Ezra.'
Unlike Slim and Gorman, Denise Rosales has spent her life making and selling beadwork and other art. “My grandma took me to roadside stands, where I sat on a blanket making jewelry,” said ...