Glomus tumors are benign, painful growths originating from glomus bodies and comprise just 1% of tumors arising in the hand, with fewer than 10% in the volar pulp of digits. Hallmark symptoms of glomus tumors include hypersensitivity to cold, heightened pinprick sensitivity, and paroxysmal pain. We report a 72-year-old, right-hand dominant man who presented with pain in the left middle finger, ...

The medico legal expert can be confronted with persisting symptoms after a minor injury to the wrist. In this context, injuries to the scapholunate (SL) ligament should be considered. Its incidence is higher than expected and the impact is enormous if it remains undetected and untreated. Selective sectioning studies have established that the SL ligament is the primary stabilizer in the carpal r...

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 Overview, Informed Consent & Eligibility Determination (Health Status Screening) -Two testing sessions were completed on separate days -Testing session and test order were counterbalanced -Informed consent obtained at beginning of first testing session  Life Events Checklist Administered -Self-report measure that indicated the number of traumatic events an individual has experienced in their...

A total of 118 consecutive patients with a fracture of the distal radius were treated with a volar locking plate; 50 patients had no ulnar styloid fracture, 41 had a basal ulnar styloid fracture, and 27 had a fracture of the tip of the ulnar styloid. There were no significant differences in radiological and clinical results among the three groups. The outcome was good and was independent of the...

A cral volar skin is the most prevalent site of malignant melanoma in nonwhite populations. In 2007, our group proposed a 3-step algorithm for the management of acquired melanocytic lesions affecting acral volar skin (Figure 1). We now know that almost all acral melanomas arise de novo, not in association with a preexisting acral nevus. Given that an acral nevus has virtually no risk of develop...

There have only been a few reports about thrombotic events in the volar digital veins. The observation of 2 such cases gives reason to discuss this rare symptomatology. Thrombosis of the digital veins can be categorised into three subtypes: the first shows clinical similarity to thrombotic events in veins or varicose veins of the limbs and may be related to a hypercoagulable state; the second g...

The coverage of soft- tissue defects of the hand specially volar side needs special consideration. Although certain local flaps have been described and used for resurfacing the palm, Extensive injury requires distant or free flaps for coverage. Abdominal pedicle flap has been traditionally used for extensive hand injuries, however there is no doubt that one of the ideal tissues for resurfacing ...

DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2011.01.001 Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, F. Bourguiba University Hospital, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia (Hamdi MF) Corresponding author: Tel: 216-99-831-236 / 216-984 08 -3 86 , Fax: 21 6-73 -4 6 0-67 8, E m ai l: h am di. [email protected] 【Abstract】Volar perilunate fracture dislocation is an extremely rare carpal injury, but associated with metaca...