Hand

Hand problems Worth evaluating and not always difficult to fix. Case 1:

OA of thumb MCP with laxity of UCL/MCP of 12 mths duration. Case 2:

EPL rupture. 35 yo,F.

Proposed incisions( to harvest EI by 2nd MCP and previous correction of DISI)

EI , ulnar side of EDC, identified.

EI up against stump of ruptured EPL

EI weaved to EPL stump with pulverstaff technique and FiberWire. Case 3:

Subluxed MCP jnt of thumb. 6 mths old. 50 yo,M. What to do- repair ligaments or fuse? Case 4:

Avl of FDP. 21 yo,M. repaired with FiberWire and nylon. Case 5:

Large ganglion end of index. 50 yo,M.

Excised. Histo showed ganglion cyst. Recurred 4 months later. Case 6:

Fx dislocation DIP jnt, neglected for 2 mths, in an 18 yo,M. ? How treat Case 7:

Bony mallet treated in a splint. 30 yo,F. At 4 wks.