Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is considered to be a variant of psoriasis, although recently it has been shown to be genetically different from psoriasis vulgaris (1). The majority of patients with PPP are women and smokers. The final target for inflammation in this condition is the palmoplantar sweat duct (2, 3), but the mechanisms underlying the inflammation are poorly characterized. PPP patie...

Madelung's deformity results from a growth defect in the palmar and ulnar region of the distal radius. It presents as an excessively inclined radial joint surface, inducing "spontaneous progressive palmar subluxation of the wrist". The principle of reverse wedge osteotomy (RWO) consists in the reorientation of the radial joint surface by taking a circumferential bone wedge, the base of which is...

Acoustic emission with near-field detection and optical video microscope monitoring was proposed to investigate the pitting corrosion caused by a small magnesium-chloride droplet. Four types of the detected waveforms were characterized by the wavelet analysis to investigate the corrosion of work-hardened SUS304 stainless steel. After high-activity AE signals observed, the corrosion product shee...

A 63-year-old man presented with acute symmetrical polysynovitis associated with pitting edema of both the hands and feet. He was seronegative for rheumatoid factor and no radiologically evident erosion was noted in the joints of his hands and feet. Evaluation excluded congestive heart failure, nephrotic syndrome, and hypothyroidism as the cause of edema. Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflam...

austenitic stainless steel sheets have gained wide acceptance in the fabrication of components, which require high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance such as metal bellows used in expansion joints in aircraft, aerospace and petroleum industries. in the case of single pass welding of thinner sections of this alloy, pulsed current micro plasma arc welding (pcmpaw) has been found bene...

In five fresh human cadaver wrist joints six carpal ligaments and seven carpal bones were marked with small, radio-opaque pellets. Using a roentgenstereophotogrammetric measuring system, the ligamentous length changes and the kinematics of carpal bones were determined in different flexion and deviation positions of the hand. The data generated by this method differ significantly from lengthenin...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Bhagya Shree, Senior Resident, Dept. of Anatomy, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot-151203, Punjab, India. Mob: 91-9463364664 E-Mail: [email protected] *1 Senior Resident, Dept. of Anatomy, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India. 2 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, Indi...

Objective estimates of fingertip force reduction following peripheral nerve injuries would assist clinicians in setting realistic expectations for rehabilitating strength of grasp. We quantified the reduction in fingertip force that can be biomechanically attributed to paralysis of the groups of muscles associated with low radial and ulnar palsies. We mounted 11 fresh cadaveric hands (5 right, ...