JANUARY 1991 VOLUME 16A, NUMBER 1
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND
CONTENTS Copyright 0 199i by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
EDITORIAL
F. William Bora, Jr., MD, Philadelphia, Pa.
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
Detection of foreign bodies in the hand Robert C. Russell, MD, Dave A. Williamson,
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Jill W. Sullivan, MD, Hans Suchy, BS, Springfield, Ill., and Osama Suliman, MD, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Technical considerations in pectoralis major transfer for treatment of the paralytic elbow W. Earle Matory, Jr., MD, William J. Morgan, MD, and Thomas Breen, MD, Worcester, Mass.
Manipulation of the stiff elbow with patient under anesthesia James B. Duke, MD, Richard H. Tessler, MD, and Paul C. Dell, MD, Gainesville, Fla.
Intrinsic healing of the laceration site in human superficialis flexor tendons in vitro Daniel P. Mass, MD, and Robert J. Tuel, MS, Chicago, 111.
Tendon subluxation after de Quervain’s release: Treatment by brachioradialis tendon flap Mark McMahon, MD, Susan M. Craig, MD, and Martin A. Posner. MD, New York, N.Y.
Fibrous loose body in the flexor tendon sheath J. D. Hutchison, PhD, FRCS (Ed), R. B. Chesney, FRCS (Ed) (Orth), and J. A. Harvey, MRC Path., Aberdeen, Scotland
Relationship between radial inclination angle and ulnar deviation of the fingers Michael R. DiBenedetto, MD, Lawrence M. Lubbers, MD, and Carl R. Coleman, MD, Columbus, Ohio
Radial styloidectomy: An anatomical study with special reference to radiocarpal intracapsular ligamentous morphology David B. Siegel, MD, and Richard H. Gelberman, MD, Boston, Mass.
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Radiographic changes in wrists with ulnar plus variance observed over a ten-year period Shigeharu Vchiyama, MD, and Kazuo Terayama, MD, Matsumoto-Shi, Japan
Anatomic course of the medial cutaneous nerves of the arm LCDR C. Mark Race, MC, VSNR, and CAPT Miguel J. Saldana, MC, USN, Portsmouth, Va.
Fascicular topography of the median nerve: A computer based study to identify branching patterns Greg P. Watchmaker, MD, Cesar A. Gumucio, MD, R. Evan Crandall, MD, Michael A. Vannier, MD, and Paul M. Weeks, MD, St. Louis, MO.
Successful reeducation of functional sensibility after median nerve repair at the wrist Haruo Imai, MD, Tatsu);a Tajima. MD, and Yaemi Natsumi, OT, Niigata. Japan
Recovery from symptoms after carpal tunnel syndrome surgery in males in relation to vibration exposure Mats Hagberg, MD, PhD, Solna, and Ake Nystriim, MD, and Bo Zetterlund, MD, VmeB, Sweden
Granular cell tumor of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve Donald P. Condit, MD, Indianapolis, Ind., and Michael D. Pochron, MD, Birmingham, Mich.
Stress computed tomography analysis of the distal radioulnar joint: A diagnostic tool for determining translational motion LCDR Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, VSPHS, Gallup, N.M., MAJ Stephen R. Goll, MC, USAF, Mark Klug, MD, and MAJ Douglas Windler, MC, USAF, Dayton, Ohfo
Carpal orientation from computed reference axes Robert J. Belsole, MD, Don R. Hilbelink, PhD, J. Anthony Llewellyn, PhD, Mark Dale, and John A. Ogden, MD, Tampa, Fla .
The silicone scaphoid: A biomechanical study Steven F. Viegas, MD, Rita M. Patterson, MEng, Pamela D. Peterson, Michael Crossley, BA, and Robert Foster, BA, Galveston, Texas
Diagnosis of an anomalous superficialis muscle in the palm by magnetic resonance imaging James R. Sanger, MD, Carl L. Krasniak, MD, Hani S. Matloub, MD, N. John Yousif, MD, and J. Bruce Kneeland. MD. Milwaukee, Wis.
Open hand fractures: Prognosis and classification Todd V. Swanson, MD, Robert M. Szabo, MD, and Daniel D. Anderson, MD. Sacramento, Calif.
Infections in open fractures of the hand Robert F. McLain, MD, Curtis Steyers, MD, and Michael Stoddard, MD, Iowa City, Iowa
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Unstable phalangeal fractures: Treatment by A.O. screw and plate fixation W. K. Pun, MCh(Orth), FRCSG, FRCSE, FRACS, S. P. Chow. MS, FRCSE. FACS, Y. C. So, FRCSG. FRCSE, FRACSG, K. D. K. Luk, MCh(Orth), FRCSG, FRCSE, FRACSG, W. K. Ngai, FRCSE, F. K. Ip, FRCSE, W. H. Peng. MBBS. C. Ng, OTR, and C. Crosby, MCSP, Hong Kong
Rotating shaft avulsion amputations of the thumb C. V. A. Bowen. MB, ChB, FRCSC, Toronto, Ont., J. Beveridge, MD, FRCSC, R. G. Milliken, MD, CM, FRCSC, and G. H. F. Johnston. MD, FRCSC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Irreducible dorsoulnar dislocation of the proximal phalanx of the thumb David M. Ostrowski, MD, Birmingham, Ala. .
Brachydactyly in acrosyndactyly Ronald C. Burgess, MD, Lexington, Ky.
Incidence of brachydactyly and hand exostosis in hereditary multiple exostosis Hal E. Cates, MD, and Ronald C. Burgess, MD, Lexington, Ky.
Thumb duplication and contralateral thumb hypoplasia in infant of mother with diabetes Gerard T. Gabel, MD, Virginia V. Michels, MD, Roger L. Nelson. MD, and James H. Dobyns, MD, Rochester, Minn
Swine bites of the hand Robert E. Van Demark Sr., MD, and Robert E. Van Demark Jr., MD, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Bone grafting unnecessary in the treatment of enchondromas in the hand Giiran Hasselgren, MD, Per Forssblad, MD, and Anders Ttirnvall, MD, Gothenburg, Sweden
Split-thickness plantar skin grafts for coverage in the hand and digits Enrico B. Robotti, MD, and Lee E. Edstrom, MD, FACS, Providence, R.I.
A protocol for tissue expansion in upper extremity reconstruction Ronald0 Carneiro, MD, and Joseph Dichiara, MD, Miami, Fla.
Junctional nevus of the nailbed germinal matrix Shelby K. Brantley, MD, and Suman K. Das, MD, FRCS, FACS, Jackson, Miss.
Reverse forearm flap based on an “exteriorized” pedicle Michael Olding, MD, Washington, D.C.
Vascularized single toe joint transfer to the hand Paul R. Ellis, JD, MD, Donald Hanna. MD, and Tsu-Min Tsai, MD, Louisville, Ky.
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Transcutaneous blood flow measurements in arteries of the human hand William F. Blair, MD, Robert J. Morecraft, PhD, Thomas D. Brown, PhD, and Ronald H. Gabel, Iowa City, Iowa
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNIQUE
Dynamic pressure therapy for scars in the finger web spaces Jack C. Y. Cheng, MD, MBBS, FRCS(E), FRCS(G), FRCSED(ORTH), Hong Kong
A new instrument: A carpal tunnel knife Stephen L. Carter, BS, MD, Waynesboro, Pa.
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IN MEMORIAM
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CORRECTION
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Results of extensor carpi ulnaris tenodesis in the rheumatoid wrist undergoing a distal ulnar excision Bruce M. Leslie MD, Glenn Carlson, MD, and Leonard K. Ruby, MD (1990;15A:S50)
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ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
Palmaris brevis turnover flap as an adjunct to internal neurolysis of the chronically scarred median nerve in recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome Elliott H. Rose, MD, New York, N.Y., Michael S. Norris, MD, Stanford, Calq., Thomas A. Kowalski, OTR, Burlingame, Calif., Armand Lucas, MD, and Earl J. Flegler, MD, Cleveland, Ohio
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Transverse carpal ligament reconstruction in surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome: A new technique Emery Jakab, MD, Toledo, Ohio, Doreen Ganos, MD, Grand Rapids, Mich., and F. W. Cook, MD, Flint, Mich.
Partial lacerations of median and ulnar nerves Lawrence C. Hurst, MD, Andrew Dowd, MD, Steven P. Sampson, MD, and Marie A. Badalamente, PhD, Stony Brook, N.Y.
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Internal neurolysis fails to improve the results of primary carpal tunnel decompression S. E. Mackinnon, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, S. McCabe, MD, FRCS(C), J. F. Murray, MD, FRCS(C), J. P. &alai, PhD, L. Kelly, OT, C. Novak, BSc, B. Kin, ScPT, and G. M. Burke, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Transfer of sensibility in the hand: A new method to restore sensibility in ulnar nerve palsy with use of microsurgical digital nerve translocation Gregory W. Stocks, MD, Tyson Cobb, BS, and Royce C. Lewis, Jr., MD, Lubbock, Texas
Free vascularized deep peroneal neurocutaneous flap for repair of digital nerve defect involving severe finger damage Isao Koshima, MD, Toru Murashita, MD, and Shugo Soeda, MD, Ibaraki, Japan
Diagnosis of radial nerve palsy caused by ganglion with use of different imaging techniques Toshihiko Ogino, MD, Akio Minami, MD, and Hiroyuki Kato, MD, Sapporo, Japan
Partial median nerve entrapment in the distal arm because of an accessory bicipital a,:neurosis R. J. Spinner, MD, Durham, N.C.. S. W. Carmichael, PhD, Rochester, Minn. v and M. Spinner, MD, Cedarhurst, N.Y.
Spontaneous bilateral median nerve conpressions in the distal arm Richard M..Braun, MD, San Diego, Calif., and Robert J. Spinner, MD, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Digital schwannoma in a skeletally immature child Richard Ruda, MD, Donald W. Kucharzyk, DO, Dennis R. Roy, MD, and Edgar T. Ballard, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
A comparison of suture and tubulization nerve repair techniques in a primate Vincent R. Hentz, MD, Joseph M. Rosen. MD, Shao-Jun Xiao, MS, Stanford, Calif., Kevin C. McGill, PhD, and Gordon Abraham, MS, Palo Alto, Calif.
Comparison of one- and two-stage nerve grafting of the rabbit median nerve Minoru Shibata, MD, Warren C. Breidenbach, MD, Lynn Ogden, MD, and John Firrell, PhD, Louisville, Ky.
A neural loop of the deep motor branch of the ulnar nerve: An anatomic study Mark R. Rogers, MD, Thomas G. Bergfield, MD, and Pat L. Aulicino, MD, Norfolk, Va.
Acute posterior interosseous nerve palsy caused by bleeding from an arteriovenous malformation Padraic J. Regan, FRCSI, Jeremy 0. Roberts, MA, FRCS, and Bruce N. Bailey, FRCS, Buckinghamshire, England
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Ulnar artery thrombosis and the role of interposition vein grafting: Patency with microsurgical technique. Thomas L. MehlhofS, MD, and Michael B. Wood, MD, Rochester, Minn.
The Allen’s test: Analysis of four methods David G. Levinsohn, MD, Leonard Gordon, MD, and Daniel I. Sessler, MD, San Francisco, Calif.
Retrograde posterior interosseous flap Ueli Biichler, MD, and Hans-Peter Frey, MD, Bern, Switzerland
Origin of the radial artery from the axillary artery and associated hand vascular anomalies X. Gonzalez-Compta, MD, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
Artery anatomy and tortuosity in the distal finger Dean 0. Smith, DO, Chikayoshi Oura, MD, Chihiro Kimura, MD, and Kiyotaka Toshimori, MD, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan
The distal venous anatomy of the finger Dean 0. Smith, DO, Chikayoshi Oura, MD, Chihiro Kimura, MD, and Kiyotaka Toshimori, MD, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan
Digital ischemia in clandestine intravenous drug users Mark A. Charney, MD, and Peter J. Stern, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
Herpetic whitlow with bacterial abscess Lawrence C. Hurst, MD. Robert Gluck, MD, Steven P. Sampson, MD, and Andrew Dowd, MD, Stony Brook, N.Y.
Eponychial marsupialization and nail removal for surgical treatment of chronic paronychia Michael S. Bednar, MD, New York. N.Y., and Lewis B. Lane, MD, Manhasset, N.Y.
Catfish stings to the hand John W. Mann III, MD, and Joanne R. Werntz, MD, Orlando, Fla.
Four-bone ligament reconstruction for treatment of chronic complete scapholunate separation Edward E. Almquist, MD, Allen W. Bach, MD. John T. Sack, MD, Stephen E. Fuhs. MD, and Diane M. Newman, OTR, Seattle, Wash.
Scaphocapitate intercarpal arthrodesis Steven M. Pisano, MD, Clayton A. Peimer, MD, Dale R. Wheeler, MD, and Francis Sherwin, MA, Buffalo, N.Y.
Attempted scapholunate arthrodesis for chronic scapholunate dissociation Stanley Horn, MD, and Leonard K. Ruby, MD, Boston, Mass.
Management of chronic peripheral tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex John D. Hermansdorfer, MD, Melbourne, Fla., and William B. Kleinman, MD, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Disruption of the ulnolunate ligament as a cause of chronic ulnar wrist pain James F. Mooney, MD, and Gary G. Poehling, MD, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Radioscapholunate ligament: A gross anatomic and histologic study of fetal and adult wrists Richard A. Berger, MD, PhD, Rochester, Minn., John M. G. Kauer, MD, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Johann M. F. Landsmeer, MD, Leiden, The Netherlands
A kinematic study of luno-triquetral dissociations E. Horii, MD, M. Garcia-Elias, MD, K. N. An, PhD, A. T. Bishop, MD, W. P. Cooney, MD, R. L. Linscheid, MD, and E. Y. S. Chao, PhD, Rochester, Minn.
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNIQUE
Sliding bone graft technique for arthrodesis of the trapeziometacarpal joint of the thumb James R. Doyle. MD, Hot~ol~rlu. Hawaii
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