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Acute thumb and finger instability


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Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi and Leclercq, Caroline (2015) Acute thumb and finger instability. In: Disorders of the Hand. Springer, London, pp. 311-365. ISBN 9781447165538; EISBN: 9781447165545

Abstract

This chapter describes the intricate bony and ligamentous anatomy of the 19 finger and thumb joints in the hand and their disruptions in all four directions. The epidemiology of the injuries, the mechanisms of the disruptions and the best way to diagnose and treat them in order to avoid the complications are explained with diagrams and clinical pearls to help the novice as well as the learned surgeon.


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Item Type: Book Section
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6554-5_15
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: Capsular injuries; CMC dislocations; Collateral ligament tear; Digital dislocations; DIP dislocations; Hand dislocations; Instability; Ligamentous injuries; Mallet finger; MCP dislocations; PIP dislocations; Sagittal band disruptions; Sports hand injuries; Stener lesion; Stiffness (digital); UCL tear; Volar plate injury
Depositing User: Azhar Abdul Rahman
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2021 09:39
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 09:39
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47290
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