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Introduction Infections of the hand are common entities that are frequently encountered by orthopaedic surgeons and primary care physicians in the emergency room. 1 In 1993, Brown and Young suggested that major metropolitan hospitals
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strength in all patients was 93% of the contralateral hand. This study did not report any infections, non-union or rotational deformities. No cases of complex regional pain syndrome were reported. One patient underwent screw removal because of proximal
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. We found only two cases from over 350 reported procedures of deep post-operative infection (0.5%). Radiology Osteolysis or radiolucency at the ulna collar was assessed in varying ways. In ten of the 18 series, no useful information could be
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indication in the current literature as to which technique shows the most promising results in terms of union. Typical major complications of PIP joint arthrodesis are non-union and mal-union; minor complications are superficial infections ( 61 ). The aim
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in the risk of surgical site infections ( 6 , 7 , 8 ). Epinephrine eliminated the need for the tourniquet, which was a standard of care for decades in hand surgery ( 9 ). Tourniqueting is a painful technique that caused temporary neuropraxia
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economic, on the opposite, ORIF is thought to offer good fracture alignment, faster clinical improvement, and early return to routine activities but at the price of surgical risks such as infection, cut-out, and higher costs ( 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ). Up to
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(n) Additional surgery Revision arthroplasty (total failures) Meier (2007) 6 24 implants 3 arthrodesis 1 infection 2 dislocations Asymptomatic squeaking (87%) Sweets (2011) 8 31 implants 1 excision of exostosis
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-operative complication, after consulting with the surgeon. Examples of complications that can be registered are: post-operative infections, tendon ruptures, arthroplasty complications, and nerve injuries. Definitions of complications have been discussed within the
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repeated and continued bleeding pseudotumours may increase in size and create bone erosion that leads to fractures and infections. Additionally, when a haemophilic pseudotumour is left untreated, it may induce compression and pressure necrosis of the
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reported are tendon problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, malunion, nonunion, infection related to surgery, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and post-traumatic arthritis. 87 The severe adverse events (SAE) reported in the reviewed studies are
