What Is Hitchhiker’s Thumb, or Distal Hyperextensibility? Doctors Explain
Hitchhiker’s thumb can be present in people with diastrophic dysplasia, a condition that affects cartilage and bone ...
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What that unusual thumb bend really means
That unusual bend in your thumb isn't a cool party trick. Discover what hitchhiker's thumb might reveal about your health and ...
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Imaging of the Wrist and Hand
the proximal phalanges of the thumb and index finger, and the distal tufts of the index, long, and ring fingers. Figure 3. Semipronated oblique radiograph of the wrist demonstrates the scaphoid ...
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Outcomes After Injury to the Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament
Our primary purpose was to compare nonoperative treatment with surgical repair and surgical reconstruction of thumb UCL injuries. A secondary purpose was to compare graft choice and surgical ...
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Is compressive load a factor in the development of tendinopathy?
Tendons are designed to take tensile load, but excessive load can cause overuse tendinopathy. Overuse tendinopathy results in extensive changes to the cells and extracellular matrix, resulting in ...
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10 Best Hand Compression Gloves
[COPPER IONIC PENETRATION COMPRESSION GLOVES] The copper content of our compression gloves for arthritis does not diminish with washing and over time because we penetrate the copper ionic fibers ...