Thumb metacarpal fractures can be classified as shaft or base fractures, with base fractures further classified into extra-articular (epibasilar) or intra-articular. Intra-articular fractures are ...

Most research on the thumb kinematics has focused on the local trapezo-metacarpal movement independently of the hand. In the clinical area, these studies can be sufficient. However, when the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Osteoarthritis of the hand is a common disorder. Although the distal interphalangeal joint is most commonly ...

Kyle Lowry sustained another thumb injury Friday night, but another look at the anatomy of the injury and its potential impact on the Toronto Raptors is necessary this time around. Being that he had ...

The presentation of this condition can mimic that of a ganglion, ruptured tendon, carpal fracture, carpal instability, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, trigger thumb, a torn ulnar collateral ligament and ...

MOTOR regeneration of the median nerve after transection and repair of the median nerve at the wrist occurs in only about 5 per cent of cases. The thumb is incapable of abduction and opposition with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 35-year-old, otherwise healthy, right-hand dominant man who works as a chef presented to the emergency ...

A machinery accident left a 25-year-old man with a mangled hand, but doctors got creative to save his thumb. Mike Hindle via Unsplash When patients experience extreme trauma, sometimes doctors have to ...