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. • To help early identification of treatment methods with poor results, in order to minimise post-operative complications and improve care. • To improve pre- and post-operative information to patients and increase patient participation in surgical
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), followed by treatment errors, including treatment delay during non-operative care; 22% ( n = 17) and treatment errors during surgery; 6% ( n = 5) ( Table 4 ). Thirty-seven patients had X-rays taken of the injured wrist but without special projections of
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-years. 3 , 4 Despite the common occurrence of this injury, there seem to be challenges in our understanding of this complex condition. The main questions that remain to be answered are the following: 1) Which fractures should we treat non-operatively
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by the metacarpal-phalangeal joints. Fig. 2 Recurrence of deformity after silicone PIP arthroplasty. (a) Pre-operative status with the ulnar deviation. (b) Post-operative appearance after six weeks with good alignment. (c) Recurrence of the
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from falls from a standing height and other low-energy trauma ( 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ). Different treatment options have been developed through the years, the most common being non-operative closed reduction and cast immobilization (CR) or operative open
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Post-operative results also tend to be better in men. 8 In addition, there is bilateral involvement in 59% of affected men versus 43% of women. 2 , 9 Regarding age, the estimated prevalence of the disease in people aged 55 years is 12
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transfer 21 and in the future new rehabilitation methods may further improve outcome. Post-operative care There is still a debate about the rule of early active mobilisation after microsurgical nerve repair and reconstruction. Early
