{"title":"Compartment syndrome in the forearms of two neonates.","authors":"Lars B Dahlin, Kristina Erichs, Hans-Eric Rosberg","doi":"10.1080/02844310701384082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310701384082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two neonates with proximal dorsal swelling and skin necrosis had median, ulnar, and particularly radial nerve palsies after birth, which was interpreted as compartment syndrome in the forearm. The swelling in case 1 disappeared, the skin lesion in case 2 healed, and the functions of nerves recovered almost completely in both cases, although the forearm and hand in the second patient were shorter and thinner than the contralateral side.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 1","pages":"58-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02844310701384082","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27933027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farokh Farzaneh, Magnus Becker, Ann-Margaret Peterson, Henry Svensson
{"title":"Speech results in adult Swedish patients born with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate.","authors":"Farokh Farzaneh, Magnus Becker, Ann-Margaret Peterson, Henry Svensson","doi":"10.1080/02844310903040722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310903040722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thirty-six adult patients (26 men and 10 women) who had been operated on for bilateral complete cleft lip and palate (BCLP) were evaluated with regard to long-term follow-up consisting of clinical investigation, perceptual speech analysis, and self-estimation of quality of speech. Twenty-six had had a von Langenbeck repair at the age of 14 months (L-14 group), and 10 a Wardill repair at the age of 18 months (W-18 group). Statistical comparisons between the groups were made by univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses. Both groups had a large percentage of hypernasality despite a high incidence of velopharyngeal flaps in both. There were no significant differences between the groups regarding any of the analysed speech variables. The outcomes of hypernasality, nasal escape, velopharyngeal friction sounds, hyponasality, and general impression indicate, however, a slightly better result for the L-14 group.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 4","pages":"207-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02844310903040722","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28347788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Koji Moriya, Toru Uchiyama, Hisao Kouda, Youichi Kawaji
{"title":"Acromegaly as a cause of trigger finger.","authors":"Koji Moriya, Toru Uchiyama, Hisao Kouda, Youichi Kawaji","doi":"10.1080/02844310701510264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310701510264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a trigger finger of the right index finger in a 28-year-old man with acromegaly, in which condition growth hormone increases extracellular volume by stimulating sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron. The increase in extracellular fluid can cause oedematous swelling of the flexor synovium in the digital sheath.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 4","pages":"236-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02844310701510264","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28348733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria T Wilcke, Hassan Abbaszadegan, Per Y Adolphson
{"title":"Evaluation of a Swedish version of the patient-rated wrist evaluation outcome questionnaire: good responsiveness, validity, and reliability, in 99 patients recovering from a fracture of the distal radius.","authors":"Maria T Wilcke, Hassan Abbaszadegan, Per Y Adolphson","doi":"10.1080/02844310902734598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310902734598","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The patient-rated wrist evaluation (PRWE) form is an established outcome questionnaire designed to measure wrist pain and disabilities in activities of daily living. We translated and validated this score for use in Sweden. The original PRWE score was translated forwards and backwards, and then the responsiveness, validity, and reliability of the Swedish version were tested in 99 patients who were recovering from a fracture of the distal radius. The patients completed the PRWE questionnaire 7 weeks and 4 to 6 months after the injury. Responsiveness was assessed by Standard Response Mean and Effect Size. Content validity was evaluated by examining the proportion of best and worse possible scores. Construct validity was assessed by comparing scores twice after the injury and by comparing patients with fractures of different severity. Criterion validity was evaluated by correlating the PRWE with another upper extremity score: the disability of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH) score. Reliability was evaluated with a test-retest and by internal consistency. Responsiveness was excellent (SRM = 1.4-1.7, ES = 1.3). Five patients reported the best possible result after 4 to 6 months but none at 7 weeks, and no patient reported the worst score at any time. The PRWE score corresponded well with improvement and showed good correlation with severity of fracture. The PRWE showed a strong correlation with DASH score (Spearman's rank coefficient = 0.86). Intraobserver reliability of the test-retest and internal consistency was good (Kendall W coefficient = 0.79, Spearman's rank coefficient = 0.99, Cronbach's alpha = 0.94-0.97). We found this Swedish version of the PRWE to be responsive, valid, and reliable for evaluating the patient-rated outcome after a fracture of the distal radius.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 2","pages":"94-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02844310902734598","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28063367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atypical ulnar tunnel syndrome accompanied by sensory disturbance of the dorsal sensory branch of the ulnar nerve.","authors":"Kazufumi Sano, Shinpo Aoki, Erika Kitta, Yusuke Hagiwara, Hiko Hyakusoku","doi":"10.1080/02844310701384017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310701384017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An atypical accessory abductor digiti minimi, which is morphologically a bicipital muscle, was the cause of the ulnar tunnel syndrome. A ganglion grew from the volar carpal joint at the same time and caused sensory disturbance of the dorsal sensory branch of the ulnar nerve.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 2","pages":"117-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02844310701384017","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28063371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Birgitta Rosén, H Henrik Ehrsson, Christian Antfolk, Christian Cipriani, Fredrik Sebelius, Göran Lundborg
{"title":"Referral of sensation to an advanced humanoid robotic hand prosthesis.","authors":"Birgitta Rosén, H Henrik Ehrsson, Christian Antfolk, Christian Cipriani, Fredrik Sebelius, Göran Lundborg","doi":"10.3109/02844310903113107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844310903113107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hand prostheses that are currently available on the market are used by amputees to only a limited extent, partly because of lack of sensory feedback from the artificial hand. We report a pilot study that showed how amputees can experience a robot-like advanced hand prosthesis as part of their own body. We induced a perceptual illusion by which touch applied to the stump of the arm was experienced from the artificial hand. This illusion was elicited by applying synchronous tactile stimulation to the hidden amputation stump and the robotic hand prosthesis in full view. In five people who had had upper limb amputations this stimulation caused referral touch sensation from the stump to the artificial hand, and the prosthesis was experienced more like a real hand. We also showed that this illusion can work when the amputee controls the movements of the artificial hand by recordings of the arm muscle activity with electromyograms. These observations indicate that the previously described \"rubber hand illusion\" is also valid for an advanced hand prosthesis, even when it has a robotic-like appearance.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 5","pages":"260-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844310903113107","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28090947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extensive perineal and pelvic defects reconstructed simultaneously using bilateral pedicled gracilis and rectus abdominis muscle flaps after en-bloc excision of locally invasive perineal mucinous adenocarcinoma 1.","authors":"Wen-Ping Tsai, Shyh-Jou Shieh, Bo-Wen Lin","doi":"10.3109/02844310701682972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844310701682972","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of successful simultaneous reconstruction of pelvic and perineal defects using bilateral pedicled gracilis and inferiorly based rectus abdominis muscle flaps after en-bloc excision of the tumour and abdominoperineal resection of locally advanced invasive perineal mucinous adenocarcinoma originating from a chronic anal fistula.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 5","pages":"286-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844310701682972","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28090951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huseyin Borman, L Murat Deniz, Nilgun M Ertas, Unser Arikan, Aysel Colak
{"title":"Chondroid syringoma of the hand.","authors":"Huseyin Borman, L Murat Deniz, Nilgun M Ertas, Unser Arikan, Aysel Colak","doi":"10.3109/02844310701510330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844310701510330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chondroid syringoma is a rare cutaneous tumour that usually arises in the head and neck region and is rarely seen on the hands; it is rarely malignant at sites other than the head and neck. However, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of tumours of the hand. We present a 56-year-old man with a chondroid syringoma of the hand that clinically resembled a vascular tumour.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 5","pages":"291-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844310701510330","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28090952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recontouring commissuroplasty after reconstruction of large defects after resections for head and neck cancer with commissure involvement using an anterolateral thigh flap.","authors":"Kao-Ping Chang, Chung-Sheng Lai, Sin-Daw Lin","doi":"10.3109/02844310903116316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/02844310903116316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to describe our technique for recontouring commissuroplasty after reconstruction of large, through-and-through perioral defects in patients with head and neck cancer with emphasis on functional and cosmetic outcome. This technique was used in 15 patients aged between 33 and 66 years. Recontouring required liposuction, arrow-headed advancement flap, and anchoring vector sutures. All patients had satisfactory functional and cosmetic results and healed without complication. Function was evaluated to find out whether the patient was free of drooling and able to accommodate more food postoperatively. Aesthetic evaluation was subjective, and the patients themselves decided using a visual analogue cosmesis scale. Our combined procedures provide a predictable way of creating a new oral commissure, improving postoperative drooling, and increasing the intraoral space after reconstruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 5","pages":"256-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/02844310903116316","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28464083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sitting can cause ischaemia in the subcutaneous tissue of the buttocks, which implicates multilayer tissue damage in the development of pressure ulcers.","authors":"Johan Thorfinn, Folke Sjoberg, Disa Lidman","doi":"10.1080/02844310902749455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310902749455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A better understanding of how pressure ulcers develop in the buttocks will improve prophylactic measures. Our aim was to investigate signs of reduced perfusion and ischaemia in the subcutaneous fat in the buttocks during sitting. A microelectrode was used to quantify oxygen (pO(2)). Metabolites that indicate aerobic or anaerobic metabolism (glucose, lactate, pyruvate, and glycerol) were quantified using microdialysis. Sixteen healthy people were studied while they sat on a wheel chair cushion, and a hard surface. Sitting pressures were mapped, and the thickness of the subcutaneous fatty layer was measured. The results showed that pO(2) and glucose were significantly reduced during sitting, and for pO(2) the effect is significantly more profound during sitting on a hard surface. After loading, both glucose and pO(2) increased significantly. We conclude that the subcutaneous adipose tissue covering the ischial tuberosities becomes ischaemic during sitting. This finding supports the theory that not only is the skin involved in early development of pressure ulcers, but also the deeper tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":49569,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"43 2","pages":"82-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02844310902749455","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"28062941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}