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Dorsal capsule release and lateral band translocation for a stiff swan neck deformity without articular involvement
BackgroundThe treatment for proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) stiffness in extension requires extensor tenolysis, concomitant procedures to...
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Adult cervical spine deformity: a state-of-the-art review
Adult cervical deformity is a structural malalignment of the cervical spine that may present with variety of significant symptomatology for patients....
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Comprehensive assessment of alterations in hand deformities over 11 years in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using cluster analysis and analysis of covariance
BackgroundAlthough drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has recently improved, treating patients with established disease, whose hands have...
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The first presentation of a case of nail-patella syndrome newly diagnosed at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis: a case report
BackgroundNail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that is characterized by dysplasia of the nails, hypoplasia and/or...
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Retrospective study of Ishiguro’s technique for mallet bone finger in children: long-term follow-up and analysis of predictors in outcomes
PurposeThere is no consensus on the optimal treatment of bony mallet finger in the paediatric population due to a lack of studies in children. The...
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A single K-wire to prevent poor outcomes in closed soft-tissue mallet finger management due to patient non-compliance
IntroductionSoft-tissue mallet finger occurs due to loss of terminal extensor tendon secondary to rupture of distal phalanx. Although using...
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Risk of suprascapular nerve injury in open Trillat procedure: an anatomical study
PurposeThe open Trillat Procedure described to treat recurrent shoulder instability, has a renewed interest with the advent of arthroscopy. The...
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Conversion of osteoporotic vertebral fracture severity score to osteoporosis T-score equivalent status: a framework and a comparative study of Hong Kong Chinese and Rome Caucasian older women
SummaryWe explored how the severity of radiological osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) can be converted to the equivalent T-score values.
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Quick and safe: why a k-wire-extension-block-fixation of a bony mallet finger is the favoured treatment
IntroductionMallet fingers are the most common tendon injuries of the hand. Bony avulsion distal finger extensor tendon ruptures causing a mallet...
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Comparison of posterior muscle-preserving selective laminectomy and laminectomy with fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the predominant cause of spinal cord dysfunction in the elderly. The patients are often frail and...
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Gorham-Stout disease of skull base leading to cranial settling and rhinorrhea: a case-based review
PurposeGorham-Stout disease (GSD) is a rare progressive osteolytic disorder, theoretically caused by lymphovascular endothelial proliferation. Spinal...
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Safety of immediate open traumatic extensor tendon repair performed at an emergency department minor procedure room
IntroductionThe superficial location of the extensor tendons makes them particularly vulnerable to lacerations. Patients most commonly present to the...
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Subaxial lordosis loss and influence factors after posterior atlantoaxial fusion
Summary of background dataCervical sagittal balance is an important evaluation index of cervical physiological function and surgical efficacy....
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Childhood-onset rheumatoid arthritis at a tertiary hospital in Senegal, West Africa
BackgroundChildhood-onset rheumatoid arthritis (CORA), known as rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a type of juvenile...
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Schematic Treatment Tree for the Presurgical Nasoalveolar Moulding of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate
BackgroundCleft lip and palate is the most common and unfortunate congenital defect that is debilitating for both the patients and their parents....
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A Chinese girl of Blau syndrome with renal arteritis and a literature review
BackgroundBlau syndrome is a rare autoinflammatory disease caused by autosomal dominant mutations in the CARD15/NOD2 gene. Vascular involvement is a...
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The role of ultrasonography in diagnosing acute closed volar plate injury of proximal interphalangeal joint
BackgroundAcute closed volar plate injury of the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) is a common hand injury. In the past, there were few objective...
