Multiple comorbidities, advanced age, tobacco use, and alcohol abuse made a proper diagnosis difficult in a patient with polyarticular septic arthritis, infectious tenosynovitis, and ruptures in the tendons of both thumbs.
Both stenosing tenosynovitis and Dupuytren's contracture are common conditions encountered in hand surgery. Connections between 2 diseases have been suggested in literature. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there's an association between the 2
Background: Trigger finger release (TFR) is one of the most commonly performed hand procedures and typically results in restoration of normal finger function. However, uncommon postoperative complications such as deep infection can have devastating consequences. The goal of this study was to
Sixty Type 1 (insulin dependent) and sixty Type 2 (non insulin dependent) diabetic patients attending a diabetology unit were examined in search of limited joint mobility, Dupuytren's disease, flexor tenosynovitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, in comparison with two populations of 60 non diabetic
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