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Injuries that Could Cost Teams the World Cup
Posted on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018"Upper extremity injuries tend to keep the players out of the game for a bit longer" For some countries, soccer is an integral part of their culture, and their players are hailed as national heroes. So, with the World Cup merely a month away, fans from all over the world are placing their bets on their national teams and players. One key component that defines these teams’ victories [...]
Life doesn’t need to slip through arthritic finger
Posted on Friday, January 10th, 2014Download Pdf » [...]
Trigger Finger
Posted on Saturday, April 30th, 2011Trigger finger is a condition that affects the tendons in your fingers or thumb. It can limit finger movement. When you try to straighten your finger, it may lock or catch before popping straight out.Anatomy Tendons are tissues that connect muscles to bone. When muscles contract, tendons pull on bones. This is what causes some parts of the body to move.The muscles that move the fingers [...]
Dynamic Intra-Digital External Fixation for Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture Dislocations
Posted on Monday, May 1st, 2000Author: Alejandro Badia, MD, F.A.C.S. Download Article: Abstract Many skeletal traction devices have been described to treat fracture-dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. Most of these techniques are technically challenging or involve cumbersome frames. A previously described simple dynamic fixator with no rubber bands was applied to seven patients who sustained [...]