Davood Jafari
Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - An unusual case of preaxial polydactyly of the hand
Preaxial polydactyly is the most common duplication pattern in white and Asian populations (1). It is a congenital anomaly with a wide range of manifestations .Current classification do not have the capacity to classify all different types of radial polydactyly. We describe here a very rare and unusual case of bilateral preaxial polydactyly (triplication) in a woman and report the operations re...
[ 2 ] - Osteoid osteoma of the hand and wrist: a report of 25 cases
Background : The hand and wrist bones are infrequent sites for osteoid osteoma, and its diagnosis can be difficult. This paper reports 25 cases of osteoid osteoma in the hand and wrist. Methods : Records of the 25 patients who had pathological conditions of osteoid osteoma of the hand and wrist were reviewed and analyzed. Results : Twenty-five cases of osteoid osteoma of the hand and wris...
[ 3 ] - Radiographic indices in one hundred fifty normal Iranian wrists
Abstract Background: Radiography is the most widely available imaging modality. Precise evaluations of wrist x-ray can help diagnosis and evaluate the prognosis of many wrist disorders. Methods: We measured length, angles and indices in 150 posteroanterior and lateral wrist x-rays to determine normal dimensions and variations according to age and sex. All x-rays were made with standar...
[ 4 ] - Bilateral combined Monteggia and Galeazzi fractures: a case report
We present an exceedingly rare case of left Monteggia-Galeazzi fracture-dislocation and right Monteggiadistal radius fracture occurring simultaneously in a 20-year old male patient who had fallen 13 meters from a building. The combination of Monteggia and Galeazzi fracture-dislocation in the same forearm is very rare and, to the best of our knowledge, simultaneous bilateral Monteggia and Galea...
[ 5 ] - Relationship between radiographic carpal indices and grip strength
Abstract Background: The measurement of hand grip strength has several clinical applications to evaluate chronic hand disability, response to treatment, and work capacity after hand injury. Methods: We measured hand grip strength of 41 adults and compared their maximum strength with radiographic indices. Results: There was a significant relationship between hand grip strength and carpal height...
[ 6 ] - Shoulder duplication in constriction band syndrome: a case report
Abstract A 2.5 year old girl is presented with both hands constriction bands leading to distal amputations and the rare deformity of shoulder duplication in the right side accompanying constriction skin marking over the affected shoulder. The cephalomedial scapula articulated with the clavicle and the caudolateral scapula articulated with humeral head. The most important physical finding which...
[ 7 ] - Enchondroma of the hand: the role of biopsy in the course of diagnosis and treatment
Abstract Background: Enchondroma, is the most frequent bone tumor of the hand , but chondrosarcoma is rare at this location .There is a high possibility of correct diagnosis of enchondroma and differentiating from its malignant counterpart by precise clinical and radiologic assessment without biopsy, a subject of debate in the literature . At the present study we substantially investigate this...