Hand/Wrist News

Using the shuttle relay technique provided excellent, long-term modified Mayo wrist scores in patients undergoing arthroscopic repair of peripheral triangular fibrocartilage complex tears, according to the results of a recently presented study.

COPENHAGEN — Patients at 20 European and Australian centers treated with one or more collagenase injections for correction of Dupuytren’s contracture of the metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal joints had a 76% chance of improved hand function, according to a study presented at the 12th EFORT Congress 2011.

Time to debridement and type of fracture fixation do not appear to have an impact on infection rate for grade I and II open distal radius fractures, according to researchers in Boston.

Six-year results showed that wrist denervation yielded pain score improvements in 39 patients despite radiological deterioration in some patients over time, according to these retrospective study results.

The results of a recently presented study highlight clavicle fractures as indicators of increased mortality in patients older than 65 years who sustain traumatic injuries.

Absent active wrist extension following a brachial plexus injury that occurs during birth can be countered via tendon transfer, according to researchers in the United States.

A 1-year follow-up revealed no significant differences in clinical and radiographic outcomes between elderly patients with unstable distal radial fractures who underwent volar plate fixation with calcium phosphate bone cement compared with plate fixation alone.

A long-term follow-up of patients who fractured both bones of the forearm shows a stronger link between disability and psychosocial aspects of impairment, rather than disability and objective measures.

The treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome has changed from previous extensile incisions under general anesthesia. Both open and endoscopic techniques have evolved to minimize incision length and recovery time and allow patients to return to work more quickly.

SAN DIEGO — Sodium hyaluronate injected into arthritic first carpal metacarpal joints resulted in no improvement in pain during a 12-month minimum follow-up and produced limited improvement in other clinical measures at 1 and 3 months compared with placebo, according to the results of a level 1 study.