Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recently presented study does not support regular prophylactic carpal tunnel release during volar plate ...

Background: Carpal fractures (incidence: 30–60 per 100 000 persons per year) are one of the more commonly overlooked fracture types. They can have serious consequences, as the use of the hand is ...

People often fracture or break the bones in their hands or wrists after traumatic injuries. Fractures can cause pain and swelling around the injury. Fractures can also change the position of your ...

A 72-year-old woman was originally seen by her primary care physician for left wrist pain after a ground level fall. Due to persistent pain and swelling, the patient underwent radiographs. Steven D.

This study will be conducted as a prospective randomized clinical trial (see Figures 1 and 2) in which three weeks of plaster cast immobilization is compared with five weeks of plaster cast ...

Newly treated individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) not only have a higher overall incidence of fractures but are also more likely to experience fractures at distal sites. These findings were ...

A triquetral fracture happens when you break or crack the triquetrum, one of the 8 small carpal bones that form a part of your wrist. ‌Falling on an outstretched hand is the most common cause of a ...

Cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are on the rise thanks in part, to our excessive use of technology – particularly smartphones, tablets, and computers – often on a daily basis. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ...