Reported alcohol consumption was quantified and scored by a validated questionnaire administered by an interviewer to 64 patients (10 female) with Dupuytren's contracture (DC) before hand surgery and ...

Objectives: To determine if rock climbing is a significant factor in the development of Dupuytren’s disease in men, and, if so, what is the most likely related factor. Methods: Questionnaires were ...

Dupuytren’s disease is characterised by chronic contracture of the fourth and fifth fingers of the hand towards the ... 12 In the present study, we included only the participants who answered the 2012 ...

Have you ever stopped to consider how the shape of your thumb might reveal hidden aspects of your personality? While we often explore personality through tools like astrology or palmistry ...

If you've fractured your scaphoid bone, you may experience pain and swelling in the wrist just below your thumb. A scaphoid fracture is sometimes called a “snuffbox ... the most distant part of the ...

Our primary purpose was to compare nonoperative treatment with surgical repair and surgical reconstruction of thumb UCL injuries. A secondary purpose was to compare graft choice and surgical ...

Not only in the laboratory animal but ... years of repeated exposure to small quantities of x-rays (Fig. 3). The thumb has been partially amputated; damaged skin on the fingers has been replaced ...

Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to treat thumb arthritis when other treatments fail. The procedure involves removing the trapezium, a small wrist bone that supports the ...

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Trigger finger can leave the finger or thumb stuck in a bent or flexed position. It happens when the protective sheath covering the tendon becomes inflamed. Surgery to cut the tendon sheath can ...

RISE at Salt Shed, a hemp-derived THC shop, opened Friday at the West Town music venue. Green Thumb Industries Share The Salt Shed is elevating the concert-going experience thanks to a ...