A jammed finger is a common injury that can cause pain, swelling, and difficulty moving the finger. A jammed finger is most commonly caused by an injury to the joint in the middle of the finger, where it bends in half. This joint is called the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP).
Wrist injuries have forced many high-performance tennis players to miss recent major tournaments. Both the Rio Olympic medallist Kei Nishikori and two-time grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova are missing the 2018 Australian Open while recovering from wrist surgery.
Bioengineers have developed a 'hand that sees' which is able to reach for and grasp objects automatically, responding ten times quicker than current prosthetics.
The presence of digital edema in patients treated for unstable distal radius fractures with locked volar plating showed the ability to predict early functional plateau, according to a speaker here.
This study aimed to investigate the anatomy of the articular surface of the distal radius, in particular measuring the angle between the dorsal and volar rims at several points from radial to ulnar, to ascertain whether volar tilt is uniform between the scaphoid and lunate facet and to explore consistency between standard lateral and ATL views.
