Hand/Wrist News

Aspect Imaging announced that the company has received FDA clearance for its M2 compact MRI system for diagnostic imaging of the wrist.

SAN ANTONIO — Researchers here concluded that arthroscopic debridement is a viable treatment for patients with dorsal wrist syndrome.

SAN ANTONIO — Researchers here concluded that arthroscopic debridement is a viable treatment for patients with dorsal wrist syndrome.

Norwegian researchers analyzed fracture type incidence and fracture per exposure in sports and other activities and concluded distal radius fractures were the most common type of fracture seen in their institution in the pediatric population. Furthermore, they found snowboarding was the sport most associated with fractures.

CHICAGO — Researchers found outcomes were similar when they injected their patients with trigger finger one or two times with corticosteroids, according a presenter at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, here.

In one of the first epidemiological studies to examine results after flexor tendon repair, researchers found a 6% reoperation rate during an 8-year period and identified older patients and those with workers’ compensation as having a higher risk for reoperation.

Ulnar head arthroplasty was associated with pain relief and greater function in patients with various pathologies for which the procedure is indicated, including distal radioulnar joint disorders, according to results of a study conducted by investigators in the Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals in the United Kingdom.

Ultrasound presence established synovial thickness and power-Doppler signal at baseline at the single-joint level in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and, together with extended power-Doppler signal, had predictive value for future joint erosion, according to study results.

Adolescents with Down syndrome are at higher risk of fractures. In this study, researchers found these individuals either have reduced resistance to load bending of bone or greater torsion in the tibia and radius, which increases their fragility.

In a study of 70 women with distal radius fractures, investigators found post-injury vitamin D supplementation, young age and increased wrist range of motion 6 months after injury were associated with recovery of grip strength.