Injuries of the UCL occur when the extended thumb is bent radially away from the hand at the MCP joint. Common causes include a fall onto an outstretched hand, gripping the steering wheel during a car accident, and falling ...
Arthrodesis of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint usually leads to satisfying results when performed with an open technique. The main complication is adhesion of the extensor tendons that sometimes requires hardware removal associated with tenolysis. The goal of this study was to assess ...
Two of them are present at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the thumb. Fracture of the sesamoid bones of the thu... L Deabate,G Garavaglia,S Lucchina,... - 《Chinese Journal of Traumatology中华创伤杂志英文版》 被引量: 8发表: 2011年 Ulnar sesamoid's fracture of the thumb: an ...
Fusion of the MCP joint involved placement of longitudinal K-wires and tension band wiring. The patient underwent an initial right-sided procedure in 2008 and subsequently elected for the same procedure on the contralateral side 26 months later. Good functional improvement was achieved with a pre ...
These include refashioning of the ligament from capsular remnants, dynamic tendon transfers, tendon advancement, free tendon grafts, and MCP joint fusion. Free tendon grafts offer a reliable method of reconstruction. Fixation is usually achieved by passing sutures through drill holes, using pull out ...