Replantation of digits and hands: Analysis of surgical techniques and functional results in 71 patients with 86 replantations AndrewJ. Weiland, M.D., Alfredo Villarreal-Rios, M.D., Harold E. Kleinert, M.D ., Joseph Kutz, M.D., Erdogan Atasoy, M.D ., and Graham Lister, M.D ., Louisville, Ky .
Traumatic amputation of digits: The fate of remaining blood. An experimental and clinical study Susumu Tamai, M.D., Yoshitaka Tatsumi, M.D., Toyonobu Shimizu, M.D., Yoshihide Hori, M.D ., Hisao Okuda, M.D ., Takehiko Takita, M.D ., Hiroshi Sakamoto, M.D., and Akihiro Fukui, M.D., Kasihara. Nara. Japan
Objective signs of patency following microvascular arterial anastomoses: A controlled study Lauren M. Curtis, B.A ., J. William Loftis, M.D .. and H. Andrew Wissinger. M.D .. Pittsburgh. Pa.
The irrigation jet: An aid in microvascular surgery Veli Buchler, M.D .• Dennis B. Phelps, M.D . , Ian Winspur, M.D .. F.R.C.S. (Edin.), and John A. Boswick. Jr . , M.D .. F.A .C.S ., Denver, Colo.
The influence of experimentally induced anemia on the patency of microvascular anastomoses . Veli Buchler. M.D .• Dennis B. Phelps. M.D .• and John A. Boswick. Jr., M.D .. Denver, Colo.
Tourniquet ischemia: Ultrastructural and histochemical observations of ischemic human muscle and of monkey muscle and nerve Chris P. Tountas, M.D .. Greenville. Pa., and Ronald A . Bergman. Ph.D ., Beirut. Lebanon
The reaction of nerve tissue to various suture materials: A study in rabbits Jesse C. DeLee, M.D .. Michael T. Smith. M.D ., and David P. Green, M.D .• San Antonio. Texas
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Anatomical variations of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel Ulrich Lanz. MD .. Wur:::burg. Germany
Denervation of the wrist joint Dieter Buck-Gramcko. MD .. Hamburg. Germany
Enzymes of glucose metabolism in palmar fascia and Dupuytren's contracture John E. Hoopes. M.D .. Michael E. Jabaley. MD .. Chi-Tsung Suo M.D .. E. F. Shaw Wi/gis. MD .. and Michael J. C. 1m. PhD .. Baltimore. Md.
A vulsion of the profundus tendon insertion in athletes Joseph P. Leddy. MD .. Piscataway. N. J .. and John W. Packer. MD .. Raleigh. N. C.
The prevention and treatment of amputation neuromata by silicone capping Alfred B. Swanson. MD .. F.A.C.S .. Norman R. Boeve. MD .. and Robert M. Lumsden. II. MD~. Grand Rapids. Mich.
Hyperphalangism: Report of a case Virchel E. Wood. M.D .. Loma Linda. Calif.
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Digital replantation James R. Urbaniak. M.D .. Durham. N. C.
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Bacterial colonization of mutilating hand injuries and its treatment Robert H . Fitzgerald. Jr .. M.D .. William P. Cooney. III. MD .. John A . Washington. II. MD .. Robert E. Van Scoy. MD .. Ronald L. Linscheid. MD .. alld James H. Dobyns. MD .. Rochester. Minn.
Experience with atypical mycobacterial infection in the deep structures of the hand Stephen F. GUll/her . MD .. Robert C. Ellioll. Captaill. MC. USN. Robert L. Brand. MD .. alld John P . Adams. MD .. Washillgton. D . C.
Human bites of the hand: Twenty years of experience Ronald J . Mallll. M.D .. Miami. Fla .. Thomas A. Hoffeld. M.D .. Great Mills. Md .. alld C. Baring Farmer. M.D .. San Luis Obispo. Calif.
The diagnosis of factitious ulcer of the hand: A case report Dellllis B. Phelps. M.D .. Ueli Buchler. M.D . . and John A. Boswick. Jr .. M.D .. Denver. Colo.
Nocardia asteroides thenar space infection: A case report Joseph Smith. MD .. alld Leollard K. Ruhy. MD .. Bostoll. Mass .
An unusual ring injury Douglas A. Drake. M.D .. Frank Lewis. M .D .. William L. Newmeyer . M.D .. and Eugelle S. Kilgore. Jr .. M .D .. San Frallcisco. Calif.
Abduction-pronation and recession of second (index) metacarpal in thumb agenesis Vincellt R. Hentz. M .D .. alld J . William Littler. M.D .. New York. N. Y.
A simplified technique for treating mallet fingers: Tenodermodesis Frall{ois Iselin. M.D .. Jean Levame.MD .. and Jorge Godoy. M .D .• Paris. Frallce
Tendon healing: An experimental model in the dog
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The Krukenberg operation: A modified technique avoiding skin grafts PeTer A. NaThan. MD .. and Nguyen BlIu Trung. M.D .. Portland. Ore.
Detecting occult fractures of the metacarpal head: The Brewerton view Charles S. Lane. MoO .. Los Angeles. Calif.
Reconstructive surgery of roller injuries of the hand Manuel V. Sanguinetti. M.D .. Comodoro Rivadavia. Argentina
Endoprosthetic replacement of the trapezium for arthrosis in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb David Haffajee. MoO .. Lund Sweden
Anatomy of the flexor tendon sheath and pulleys of the thumb James R. Doyle. MD .. and William F. Blwhe. Ph.D .. San Francisco. Calif.
Hallux-to-thumb transfer with microsurgical technique: A case report in a 45-year-old woman Susumu Tal/wi. M.D .. Yoshihide Hori. MD .. YoshiTaka TaTsumi. MD .. and Hisao Okuda. M.D .. Kashihara. Nara. Japan
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SYMPOSIA
The XIII Symposium on Surgery of the Hand
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The proper experimental animal for peripheral nerve research William C. Grabb. M.D .. Ann Arbor. Mich.
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Age distribution of experimental animals in nerve repairs M. Felix Freshwater. M.D .. Baltimore . Md .
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Congenital deficiency of the ulna Robert E. Carroll. M.D .. New York. N .Y .. and William H. Bowers. M.D .. Chapel Hill. N. C.
Lengthening of the ulna in radial agenesis : A preliminary report Harold M. Dick. M .D .. Richard L. Pelzoldl. M .D . . William R. Bowers . M .D .. and William R . J. Rennie. M .D .. New Orleans. La.
Congenital triangular bones in the hand Virchel E. Wood. M.D .. F.A.C.S . . Lorna Linda. Calif .. and Adrian E. Flail. M.D .. F .R.C.S .. Iowa City . Iowa
A systematic study of the oblique retinacular ligament of the human finger: Its structure and function Marvin M. Shrewsbury . Ph .D .. and Richard K. Johnson . M .D .. Sail Jose and Stanford. Calif.
Metacarpophalangeal joint athroplasty with silicone-Dacron prostheses (Niebauer type): Six and a half years' experience J . Leonard Goldner. M.D .. JohnS. Gould. M .D .. James R. Urbaniak. M .D .. and Donald E. McCollum. M.D .. Durham. N . C.
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Degenerative arthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: A clinical follow-up of eleven Niebauer prostheses
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Camptodactyly: An analysis of sixty-six patients and twenty-four operations William D. Engber. Madison. Wis .. and Adrian E. Flatt. M.D .. Iowa City. Iowa
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand Harold E. Kleinert. M.D .. Louisville. Ky.
PROCEEDINGS
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand
The French Society for Hand Surgery F. J. Whalen
The Swiss Society for Surgery of the hand H. Nigst
The Belgian Hand Group J. Fissette
IN MEMORIAM
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ulnar drift John E. Micks. M.D .. Los Angeles. Calif.
Reply Stewart H. Harrison. F.R.C.S. (Eng.). F.R.C.S .. Windsor, England
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Tumors of the hand . Who is best qualified to treat tumors of the hand? Richard J. Smith. M.D .. Boston . Mass.
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Recurring digital fibrous tumor of childhood Norman K. Poppen. M.D .. and John J. Niebauer. M.D .. San Francisco. Calif.
Juvenile aponeurotic fibroma Elmer E. Specht. M.D .. Portland. Ore .. and Lynn T. Staheli. M.D .. Seattle. Wash.
Juvenile aponeurotic fibroma: A case report Paul F. Wallace. M.D .. and Clark S. Fitzmorris, Jr., M.D ., St. Petersburg , Fla .
Glomus tumor of the digits Arthur C. Rellig . M.D ., and James W. Strickland, M.D. , Indianapolis , Ind.
Osteoid osteoma of the thumb: Report of a case Arnis B. Grundberg. M.D ., Des Moines. Iowa
Extensive giant cell tumor of the finger: A case history Elvill G. Zook, M.D .. Springfield. Ill .
Giant cell tumor of the lunate bone: A case report David J . FitzPatrick. F.R .C.S . . and Peter G. BlIllollgh . M.D .. N ew Y ork. N. Y.
Dermal angiomyoma of the upper extremity Robert J . Neviaser. M.D .. and William Newman . M.D .. Washington. D. C.
Epithelioid sarcoma of the hand and wrist: Patterns of extension Clayton A . Peimer. M.D ., Richard J. Smith . M.D .. Ronald L. Sirota. M.D .. alld Benjamin E. Cohen, M.D .. Boston. Mass .
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Alveolar cell rhabdomyosarcoma of the hand: Case report with four year survival and no evidence of recurrence Sterling B. Mutz, M.D., and Walton Curl, M.D., San Francisco, Calif.
Nerve tumors of the hand and forearm James W. Strickland, M.D., and James B. Steichen, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the forearm: Report of a case and review of the literature Leonard F. Hubbard, M.D., and Richard I. Burton, M.D., Rochester, N. Y.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the hand: A case report Charles L. McDowell, M.D., and William D. Henceroth, M.D., Richmond, Va.
Allograft replacement of distal radius for giant cell tumor Richard J. Smith, M.D., and Henry J. Mankin, M.D., Boston, Mass.
Invited editorial comment Crmtjord J. Campbell, M.D., Boston, Mass.
Multiple chondrosarcomas in a hand: A case report Robert S. Block, M.D., and Richard I. Burton, M.D., Rochester, N. Y.
Periosteal (juxtacortical) chondrosarcoma: Report of a case occurring in the hand Kent W. Wu, M.D., and Alexander P. Kelly, M.D., Detroit, Mich.
Case report: Ten year follow-up of lipofibroma of the median nerve in the palm Spencer A. Rowland, M.D., San Antonio, Texas
Surgical treatment of calcinosis cutis in the upper extremity Bryan C. Mendelson, M. B., B.S., F.R.C.S.E., Ronald L. Linscheid, M.D., James H. Dobyns, M.D., and Sigfrid A. Muller, M.D., Rochester, Minn.
CLINICAL NOTES
Dorsal wrist gang lions in children M. S. MacCallum, M.D., Phoenix, Ariz.
In favor of standing to do hand surgery Eugene S. Kilgore, Jr., M.D., and William L. Newmeyer, Ill, M.D., San
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Volkmann's ischemic contracture Alipio Pernet, Sao Paulo, Bra~il
Reply William L. Newmeyer, 11/, MD., and Eugene S. Kilgore, Jr .. MD., San Francisco, Calif.
Anomaly of the median nerve A. Baruch, M.D., and A. Hass, M.D .• Rehovot. Israel
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Total wrist arthroplasty: A preliminary report Robert D. Beckenbaugh. M.D .. and Ronald L. Linscheid. M.D .. Rochester. Minn.
Silicone-rubber interposition arthroplasty of the carpometacarp,d joint of the thumb Charles R. Ashworth. Los Angeles. Calif .. Gerald Blatt. M.D .• Long Beach. Calif .. Robert G. Chuinard. M.D .. Davis. Calif .. and Herbert H. Stark. M.D .. Los Angeles. Calif.
A rational postoperative management program for metacarpophalangeal joint implant arthroplasty John W. Madden. MD .. Gloria DeVore. D.T.R .. and Arnold J. Arem. M.D .. Tucson. Ariz.
Surgical management of brachial plexus injuries Hanno Millesi. Wien. Austria
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An appropriate treatment for postoperative Z-formed deformity of the duplicated thumb Takayuki Miura. M.D .. Higashiku. Nagoya. Japan
Free neurovascular flap from the first web of the foot in hand reconstruction James W. May. Jr .. Laurence A. Chait. F.R.C.S .. Benjamin E. Cohen. M.D .. and Bernard McC. O·Brien. Melbourne. Australia. and Boston. Mass.
Experience with distraction lengthening of digital rays in congenital anomalies Isidor Kessler. M.D .. Abraham Baruch. M.D .. and Otto Hecht. M.D .. Rehovot. Israel
Volume increase Z-plasty to the finger skin: Its application in electrical ring bums Martin L. Crow. M.D .. and Frederick J. McCoy. M.D .. Kansas City. Mo.
Peripheral neuropathy-an unusual complication of meningococcemia William D. Engber. M.D .. Madison. Wis .. Larry B. Marti. LTC. MC. USA. Washington. D. c.. and Carroll T. Moore. M.D .. Big Springs. Texas
Irreducible dorsal dislocation of the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger Andrew K. Palmer. M.D .. and Ronald L. Linscheid. M.D .. Rochester. Minn.
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The Belgian Hand Group J. Fissette
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Experimental anemia and patency of microvascular anastomoses A. Scott Earle. M.D .. Cleveland. Ohio
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The vascularization of human flexor tendons within the digital synovial sheath region-structural and functional aspects G. Lundborg. M.D., Ph.D., R. Myrhage, M.D., and B. Rydevik, M.D .• Goteborg, Sweden
Primary tendon healing: A review Lynn D. Ketchum, M.D., Kansas City, Kan.
Repair of flexor tendons by intratendinous tendon suture Kenya Tsuge, M.D., Yoshikazu [kuta, M.D., and Yoriaki Matsuishi, M.D., Hiroshima, Japan
Primary flexor tendon repair followed by immediate controlled mobilization Graham D. Lister, M.D., Harold E. Kleinert, M.D .• Joseph E. Kutz, M.D., and Erdogan Atasoy. M.D., Louisville, Ky.
Delayed flexor tendon repair in no man's land Lawrence H. Schneider, MD., James M. Hunter, M.D., Tom R. Norris. M.D .. and PaulO. Nadeau, M.D .. Philadelphia, Pa.
Flexor tendon graft through intact superficialis tendon Herbert H. Stark, MD., Norman P. Zemel, M.D., Joseph H. Boyes. M.D., and Charles R. Ashworth, M.D .. Los Angeles, Calif.
The role of flexor tenolysis in the palm and digits James H. Whitaker. M.D., James W. Strickland, M.D .. and Robert K. Ellis. M.D .. Kansas City. Mo.
Transmetacarpal amputation of the index finger: A clinical assessment of hand strength and complications J. F. Murray. M.D., Wayne Carman, M.D., and J. K. MacKenzie. M.D .. Toronto. Ontario, Canada
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Radial artery cannulation in 1,000 patients: Precautions and complications Mark A. Mandel. M.D .. and Paul J. Dauchot. M.D .. Cleveland. Ohio
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