Wrist Arthroplasty
Wrist artrhoplasty as a procedure is still in infancy but is promising. A painless stable wrist is the key to hand function. Without arthroplasy, other procedures make wrist stable only by compromising...
View ArticleXray of Undisplaced Fracture of Distal Radius
53 years old man, shopkeeper by profession, fell from stool and injured his wrist. The xray of the wrist revealed a fracture of distal radius which was not displaced. The fracture is marked with an...
View ArticleMidcarpal Instability
Midcarpal instability is characterized by a loss of normal alignment between proximal and distal carpal row bones following ligament injuries of the wrist, when placed under load. Midcarpal instability...
View ArticleXray of Fracture of Radius In Distal Fourth of Bone In 14 Years Old Child
Xray of fracture of radius in 14 years old male. Patient fell while playing Kabaddi in the school. Closed reduction and internal fixation was done using kwires and an above elbow plaster splint was...
View ArticleComplications of External Fixation In Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
Rate of complications of external fixation in distaldistal radius fractures has been reported to be 6-60%. Though many of the complications are seen regardless of the treatment, some are directly...
View ArticleXray of Volar Barton Fracture of Distal Radius
Volar Barton fracture is intra-articular fracture of distal radius and this xray show a volar Barton fracture in a 31 years old male. The patient was advised open reduction and internal fixation using...
View ArticleVertical Undisplaced Fracture Distal End Radius
Following xray shows an undisplaced vertical fracture of distal radius in 34 years old male who struck his forearm in a moving object. The fracture was treated by below elbow cast.
View ArticleXrays of Comminuted Fracture Distal End Radius
Xray of comminuted fracture of distal radius. AP view Lateral View Fracture was treated with closed reduction and below elbow cast.
View ArticleClinical Photograph of Incision for Plating of Volar Barton Fracture Radius
Clinical photograph of incision for plating of volar Barton fracture radius The photograph is of 32 years old adult.
View ArticleXray Showing Fracture of Radial and Ulnar Styloid
Xray of fracture of radial and ulnar styloid process in 43 years old male. The fracture was treated with closed reduction, kwire fixation and ligamentotaxis.
View ArticlePhotograph and Xrays of Volar Distal Radial Plate
Volar distal radial plating is done for fractures of distal radius which require open reduction and internal fixation. The plate is called volar because it is placed on volar aspect or the part of...
View ArticleRadial Styloidectomy
Radial styloidectomy is a procedure that involves removal of radial styloid. It is a kind of salvage procedure which aims to reduce pain arsing from radial styoid impingement that that may occur in...
View ArticleWrist Arthrodesis
Wrist arthrodesis is a salvage procedure to provide the patient with pain free immobile wrist in maximum functional position. After arthrodesis or fusion, motion between worn joints is eliminated and...
View ArticleWrist Arthroplasty
Wrist artrhoplasty as a procedure is still in infancy but is promising. A painless stable wrist is the key to hand function. Without arthroplasy, other procedures make wrist stable only by compromising...
View ArticleWrist Injuries X-rays and Photographs
Wrist is a very commonly injured organ. In this article wrist injuries x-rays and clinical phtographs are being presented. Image 1 – Xray of Wrist Showing Fracture of Distal Radius [Colles Fracture]...
View ArticleScapholunate Instability
Scapholunate instability is spectrum of wrist instbilities that have occult scapholunate interosseous ligaments sprains on one side and scpaholunate advanced collapse on the other side. Often the term...
View ArticleScapholunate Advanced Collapse or SLAC Wrist
Scapholunate advanced collapsed wrist is the final stage of scapholunate instability spectrum, where there is a specific pattern of osteoarthritis and subluxation which results from untreated chronic...
View ArticleFour Corner Arthrodesis of The Wrist
Four corner arthrodesis involes excision of scaphoid and fusion of the remaining wrist bones in neutral alignment. It is motion preserving limited arthrodesis and provides pain relief and improved grip...
View ArticleRadioscapholunate Arthrodesis
Radioscpholunate arthrodesis is done in selected patients who would not accept loss of motion that accompanies wrist arthrodesis. It is based on the observation that most activities of daily living can...
View ArticlePreiser Disease – Presentation and Treatment
Preiser disease is avascular necrosis of the scaphoid bone. Avascular necrosis of the carpal bones is a rare and can affect the lunate, the pisiform, the capitate, and the scaphoid. Preiser disease...
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