The purposes of this study were (a) to determine whether a significant strength imbalance existed between the left and right or dominant (D) and nondominant (ND) legs and (b) to investigate possible correlations among various unilateral and bilateral closed kinetic chain tests, including a field test, and traditional isokinetic dynamometry used to determine strength imbalance. Fourteen Division...

Cricket fielding often involves maximal acceleration to retrieve the ball. There has been no analysis of acceleration specific to cricketers, or for players who field primarily in the infield (closer to the pitch) or outfield (closer to the boundary). This study analyzed the first two steps of a 10-m sprint in experienced cricketers. Eighteen males (age = 24.06 ± 4.87 years; height = 1.81 ± 0.0...

BACKGROUND The use of different coordinate system definitions for the patella leads to difficulties in comparing kinematic results between studies. The purpose of this work was to establish the effect of using a range of coordinate system definitions to quantify patellar kinematics. Additionally, intra- and inter-investigator repeatabilities of the digitization of anatomic landmarks on the pate...

Dupuytren contracture of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint can be reversed by an extension torque transmitted from an external device, the Digit Widget, by skeletal pins to the middle phalanx. This extension torque, generated by the same elastic bands dentists use to align teeth, gradually restores length to soft tissues palmar to the PIP joint's axis of rotation. Simultaneously, tissues...

Entrapment of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) is a recognized complication of paediatric both-bone forearm fractures. Although a rare complication, it is usually missed at the time of initial fracture management resulting in the need for corrective surgery. An attempted closed manipulation followed by immediate surgical correction of FDP entrapment in our hospital prompted a review of the ...

Camptodactyly is the name introduced by Landouzy (1906) for one of the varieties of constitutionally crooked digits. Camptodactyly almost always affects the fifth finger, the characteristic lesion being a flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint. The degree of flexion may vary from a very slight deformity to an almost right-angled bend; it is seldom more than this. The fourth t...

Extension contracture of the knee is a well known complication of severe femoral fractures, especially in the supracondylar region. Traditional management by the Thompson quadricepsplasty may result in a variable return of knee flexion and the possibility of significant extension lag. The Judet technique of quadricepsplasty offers the advantages of a controlled, sequential release of the intrin...