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A 20-year review of surgical complications associated with fasciectomy showed that major complications occurred in 15.7% of cases, including digital nerve injury (3.4%), digital artery injury (2%), infection (2.4%), hematoma (2.1%), and complex regional pain syndrome (5.5%), in addition to minor complications including painful flare reactions ...
Ganglion cysts are not limited to the hands and feet. They may occur near the knee, commonly near the cruciate ligaments, but they may occur at the origins of the gastrocnemius tendon, and anteriorly on Hoffa's infrapatellar fat pad. [14] At the shoulder, they typically occur at the acromioclavicular joint or along the biceps tendon. [15]
Nodules may form on tendons and muscles in response to injury, [7] and are frequently found on vocal cords, [8] They occur in conditions including endometriosis, [12] neurofibromatosis, [6] and in rheumatoid arthritis. [11] They may also feature in Kaposi's sarcoma [13] and gonorrhea. [14]
Palmar xanthoma is clinically characterized by yellowish plaques that involve the palms and flexural surfaces of the fingers. [ 2 ] : 531 Palmar xanthomas are characterised by yellowish to orange, flat macules or slightly elevated plaques, often with a central white area which may be localised or generalised.
Inflamed tendons of the hand. Tendinitis is disorder when tendons of the hands become inflamed. Tendons are thick fibrous cords that attach small muscles of the hand to bones. A Tendon is useful for generation of power to bend or extend the finger. When repetitive action is performed, tendons often get inflamed and present with pain and ...
Hand surgery, orthopedic surgery, and plastic surgery: Symptoms: Catching or locking of the involved finger, pain [2] [3] Usual onset: 50s to 60s years old [2] Risk factors: Generally idiopathic, meaning no known cause. Perhaps diabetes [3] Diagnostic method: Symptoms and signs [2] Differential diagnosis: Sagittal band rupture: Treatment ...
The thenar eminence is the mound formed at the base of the thumb on the palm of the hand by the intrinsic group of muscles of the thumb. [1] The skin overlying this region is the area stimulated when trying to elicit a palmomental reflex. The word thenar comes from Ancient Greek θέναρ (thenar) 'palm of the hand'. [2]
Superficial palmar arch, common palmar digital arteries, deep palmar arch, dorsal digital artery: Nerve: Third and fourth deep branch of ulnar nerve, first and second median nerve: Actions: Flex metacarpophalangeal joints, extend interphalangeal joints: Identifiers; Latin: musculi lumbricales manus: TA98: A04.6.02.065: TA2: 2532: FMA: 37385 ...