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Definition A wrist sprain is a traumatic injury to the ligaments that stabilize the wrist joints. Ligaments are elastic tissues that hold bones together and allow the joints to function…
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A wrist fracture is a break or crack in one of the bones that make up the wrist region. The wrist is a complex structure made up of several small…
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Why is ligament repair necessary? The metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb is extremely well adapted to the hand’s grasping function, requiring exceptional stability. This stability is guaranteed not only by…
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Definition A hand fracture is a partial or complete break in one or more of the bones that make up the structure of the hand. The hand is made up…
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You’re playing basketball, you catch the ball a little awkwardly and… ouch! Your finger starts to swell and every movement becomes painful. Or maybe you’ve simply opened a jar with…
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Amosynthesis (or osteosynthesis) is a surgical procedure designed to treat bone fractures by repairing and stabilizing broken bone fragments using a variety of materials. Amosynthesis treatments vary depending on the…
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Algodystrophy, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, is a not uncommon complication, even frequent in certain medical situations such as wrist fractures (around 20% of cases, whatever the treatment used). It manifests…
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Definition Ulnar wrist pain, also known as ulnar pain, refers to a sensation of discomfort or pain felt on the ulnar or medial side of the wrist, i.e. on the…
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Osteoarthritis of the finger is much more common than you might think, especially in women over 50. Yet it is often underestimated, despite its impact on everyday gestures. Have you…
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Peripheral nerves can be compressed along their trajectory, from origin to tip, as they pass through canals made up of bony and fibrous elements. In the case of the ulnar…
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Features Tendonitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the tendons, often involving their bone anchors (apophysitis), synovial sheaths (tenosynovitis) or bursae (bursitis). Tendonitis is often caused by trauma: They…
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Thumb osteoarthritis, also known as rhizarthrosis, is a degenerative joint condition that involves the progressive degradation of cartilage at the base of the thumb, where the wrist bone called the…
