We report a C2 tear-drop fracture of a 69-year-old patient which occurred after a fall. Although tear drop fractures of the subaxial cervical spine mostly develop due to a flexion type injury, the mechanism is often compressive hyperextension injury at the C2 vertebra. Rigid external stabilization and internal fixation are the treatment alternatives. Internal fixation may be performed using the...

Elbow problems in goalkeepers in team handball ‘‘handball goalie’s elbow’’ is common. The accepted mechanism in the common injuries is hyperextension of the elbow. The purpose of this study was to describe the elbow position at the time of impact of the ball on the hand. This study is based on video-analysis. Fifteen handball goalies (ten females and five males) who had been playing handball fo...

Swan neck deformity is a hyperextension of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints and flexion of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints. Claw hand is a hyperextension of the metacarpal joints and flexion of the PIP joints, accompanied by reduced motor strength. A 23-year-old female, who was released from leprosy treatment, presented with a bend of the second to fifth fingers of both hands. ...

BACKGROUND A restriction in ankle dorsiflexion is a common complication of ankle fractures. This kind of dysfunction, if severe, can significantly influence gait. A restriction in ankle dorsiflexion (forward movement of the shin relative to the foot) can cause, among others, hyperextension of the knee during the stance phase. The length of leading leg step is shortened and alternant walk downst...

A patient is presented with a cervical spinal cord transection which occurred after a motor vehicle accident in which the air bag deployed and the seat belt was not in use. The patient had complete quadriplegia below the C5 level and his imaging study showed cervical cord transection at the level of the C5/6 disc space with C5, C6 vertebral bodies and laminar fractures. He underwent a C5 lamine...

A female ballet with a history of two-years of semi-tendinosus (ST) snapping was assessed. On physical examination snapping was observed during hyperextension of the knee. Neither any history of trauma nor treatment was recalled. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), movement analysis, onset timing of ST and Bisceps Femoris (BF), motor control, isokinetic muscle strength and endurance, joint positi...

BACKGROUND It concerns an unusual injury which is the result of a violent hyperextension or abduction of the pollex and even less frequently by direct injury. AIM To increase our sensitivity and observation regarding thumb's injuries, because it is possible a fracture of the sesamoid not to be diagnosed. MATERIAL AND METHOD We present a case of an adult man, 35 years old, who suffered a vio...

Thirty-three Monteggia fracture-dislocations occurring in patients aged 2 to 15 years were reviewed. A follow-up of 2 to 7 years in 25 patients revealed that 88% had good to excellent results and 12% had results which were fair or poor. Closed reduction was successful in 24 of 28 cases and appeared to be very effective. Open reduction was required only for older children or when treatment was b...

OBJECTIVE We described the frequency and distribution of keyboard users' potentially risky postural behaviors. METHOD Forty-three participants' keyboard postural behaviors were rated with the Keyboard-Personal Computer Style instrument (Baker & Redfern, 2005). The frequency and distribution of keyboard postural behaviors and the associations and differences between the right and left sides we...