Matthias Holzbauer, Wolfgang Raher, Erich Kobler, Stefan M Froschauer
{"title":"Periprosthetic radiolucency in total wrist arthroplasty: a radiographic study.","authors":"Matthias Holzbauer, Wolfgang Raher, Erich Kobler, Stefan M Froschauer","doi":"10.1177/17531934241232059","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241232059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This retrospective study investigates the incidences of periprosthetic radiolucency and the position of the prosthesis in patients who underwent total wrist arthroplasty. A total of 50 patients with a mean age of 58 years (SD 11) were included. The available dorsopalmar and lateral radiographs were categorized into the following groups: immediately postoperative and 1, 2, 3, 5 and beyond 6 years postoperatively. The findings of this study indicate that periprosthetic radiolucency is a progressive phenomenon that originates at the bone adjacent to the joint line, possibly due to stress shielding. The size of the periprosthetic radiolucency showed no correlation with any clinical parameter, nor can its size be predicted by intraoperative implant positioning. However, a significant correlation was observed between a reduced implant-middle finger carpometacarpal distance and higher postoperative pain levels as well as patient dissatisfaction. Revision surgery after total wrist arthroplasty should not be solely guided by radiological signs of periprosthetic radiolucency. Instead, this study suggests that consideration for revision surgery should be reserved for symptomatic patients experiencing persistent pain and swelling accompanied by radiographic evidence of carpal implant subsidence.<b>Level of evidence:</b> IV.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139747988","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}
Christopher S Crowe, Robert J Spinner, Alexander Y Shin
{"title":"Global trends and outcomes of nerve transfers for treatment of adult brachial plexus injuries.","authors":"Christopher S Crowe, Robert J Spinner, Alexander Y Shin","doi":"10.1177/17531934241232062","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241232062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The presentation, management and outcomes of brachial plexus injuries are likely to be subject to regional differences across the globe. A comprehensive literature search was performed to identify relevant articles related to spinal accessory to suprascapular, intercostal to musculocutaneous, and ulnar and/or median nerve fascicle to biceps and/or brachialis motor branch nerve transfers for treatment of brachial plexus injuries. A total of 6007 individual brachial plexus injuries were described with a mean follow-up of 38 months. The specific indication for accessory to suprascapular and intercostal to musculocutaneous transfers were considerably different among regions (e.g. upper plexus vs. pan-plexal), while uniform for fascicular transfer for elbow flexion (e.g. upper plexus +/- C7). Similarly, functional recovery was highly variable for accessory to suprascapular and intercostal to musculocutaneous transfers, while British Medical Research Council grade ≥3 strength after fascicular transfer for elbow flexion was frequently obtained. Overall, differences in outcomes seem to be inherent to the specific transfer being utilized.<b>Level of evidence:</b> III.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139901110","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}
Brigitte van der Heijden, Pierluigi Tos, J Henk Coert
{"title":"Corrigendum to 'The FESSH/JHSE Special Issue: a joint collaboration'.","authors":"Brigitte van der Heijden, Pierluigi Tos, J Henk Coert","doi":"10.1177/17531934241263252","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241263252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001641","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":"Extension block pinning for chronic volar base fractures of the middle phalanges.","authors":"Mehran Razavipour, Salman Ghaffari, Mojtaba Dehghan","doi":"10.1177/17531934241229940","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241229940","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to the simplicity, low cost and benefit of avoiding long-term joint immobilization, extension block pinning could be a suitable option for treating the volar base fractures of the middle phalanges. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of using extension block pinning in chronic volar base fractures of the middle phalanges. In total, 26 patients with chronic closed volar base fractures of the middle phalanges were included our study. The mean age was 37 years (SD 11.59), and the mean follow-up time was 35 months (SD 19.41). The mean active range of motion (ROM) after surgery was 93° (SD 12.9). There was a negative correlation between the age and the ROM of the injured proximal interphalangeal joint after surgery. ROM did not correlate with the articular surface involvement or the interval between injury and surgery. We obtained a satisfactory result from extension block pinning for volar base fractures of the proximal interphalangeal joint in patients with chronic injuries.<b>Level of evidence:</b> IV.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139747986","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}
Bente A van den Berge, Feikje Groenhof, Paul M N Werker, Dominic Furniss, Rachel Kuo, Edwin R van den Heuvel, Dieuwke C Broekstra
{"title":"Mortality in patients with Dupuytren's disease in the first 5 years after diagnosis: a population-based survival analysis.","authors":"Bente A van den Berge, Feikje Groenhof, Paul M N Werker, Dominic Furniss, Rachel Kuo, Edwin R van den Heuvel, Dieuwke C Broekstra","doi":"10.1177/17531934241235546","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241235546","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies suggest that Dupuytren's disease is associated with increased mortality, but most studies failed to account for important confounders. In this population-based cohort study, general practitioners' (GP) data were linked to Statistics Netherlands to register all-cause and disease-specific mortality. Patients with Dupuytren's disease were identified using the corresponding diagnosis code and assessing free-text fields from GP consultations. Multiple imputations were performed to estimate missing values of covariates, followed by 1:7 propensity score matching to balance cases with controls on confounding factors. A frailty proportional hazard model was used to compare mortality between both groups. Out of 209,966 individuals, 2561 patients with Dupuytren's disease were identified and matched to at least four controls. After a median follow-up of 5 years, mortality was found to be actually reduced in patients with Dupuytren's disease. There was no difference in mortality secondary to cancer or cardiovascular disease. Future studies with longer average follow-up using longitudinal data should clarify these associations in the longer term.<b>Level of evidence:</b> III.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11457468/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to 'Multidisciplinary strategies to treat painful mononeuropathies in the upper extremity: from lab to bedside'.","authors":"Mienke Rijsdijk, Sami Tuffaha, J Henk Coert","doi":"10.1177/17531934241263253","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241263253","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11532930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vanessa Reischenböck, Miriam Marks, Jenny Imhof, Stephan Schindele, Daniel B Herren
{"title":"Management of the capsule in trapeziometacarpal joint implant arthroplasty: resection versus repair.","authors":"Vanessa Reischenböck, Miriam Marks, Jenny Imhof, Stephan Schindele, Daniel B Herren","doi":"10.1177/17531934241227788","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241227788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We compared the effects of capsule resection versus capsule suturing in patients treated with a dual-mobility trapeziometacarpal joint prosthesis. We included 131 patients with capsular resection and 57 patients with repair. The mean scores for pain and the brief Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire were similar between the groups preoperatively and at 6 weeks and 1 year postoperatively. Mean key pinch strength was also similar in both groups before surgery and at 1 year, but higher in the capsular resection than in the suture group at 6 weeks. The incidence of complications reported throughout the 1-year postoperative period was not significantly different between the groups. One implant in the capsular resection group was revised for reasons most likely unrelated to capsule management. We conclude that the capsule can be safely resected during trapeziometacarpal joint implant arthroplasty.<b>Level of evidence:</b> III.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139725587","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":"Combined home and clinic-based therapy versus home-based exercise programme after distal radial fracture: a randomized controlled study.","authors":"Toshiyasu Sakurai, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Keita Tomii, Yuji Takahashi, Yukiho Abe, Yuya Kobayashi","doi":"10.1177/17531934241231709","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241231709","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated outcomes of clinic-based hand therapy combined with a home-based exercise programme after anterior plating for distal radial fractures. A total of 102 patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a home-based exercise programme alone; a home-based exercise programme combined with four hand therapy sessions in the clinic; and a home-based exercise programme with seven sessions in the clinic. Mean Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation scores at 6 weeks were significantly better for the group of patients with seven sessions in the clinic than in those with only home exercises (12 vs. 30), but the difference was no longer significant at 12 weeks. Grip strength was significantly better at 6 and 12 weeks. Combined home- and clinic-based hand therapy may facilitate an earlier return of function after anterior plating for distal radius fractures.<b>Level of evidence:</b> II.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139747984","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}
Rebecca Q R Lim, Lincoln J R Lim, Andrea Atzei, Bo Liu
{"title":"Current concepts and new trends in management of isolated triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries.","authors":"Rebecca Q R Lim, Lincoln J R Lim, Andrea Atzei, Bo Liu","doi":"10.1177/17531934241238530","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241238530","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The triangular fibrocartilaginous complex is made of multiple components, of which the palmar and dorsal radioulnar ligaments play an important role in distal radioulnar joint stability. The ulnar wrist ligaments may be injured during forearm and wrist trauma. There are several aspects of triangular fibrocartilaginous complex management that are still open to debate. The aim of the present study was to review the current concepts and discuss emerging trends to better elucidate and treat this important ligament complex.<b>Level of evidence:</b> V.</p>","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140133716","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}
Martina Åhlén, Anders Wallmon, Jonny K Andersson, Bas M Derksen, Niels W L Schep
{"title":"Re: Bakker et al. Concomitant ligament injuries can be left untreated during surgery of distal radial fractures. J Hand Surg Eur. 2023, 48: 1068-73.","authors":"Martina Åhlén, Anders Wallmon, Jonny K Andersson, Bas M Derksen, Niels W L Schep","doi":"10.1177/17531934241248113","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17531934241248113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94237,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of hand surgery, European volume","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141187188","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}