Anne is pleased to report that the third cochrane review update of Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis has recently been published in the Cochrane Library. This review analysed 11 randomised clinical trials including 670 participants having...
QUESTION: A 58 year-old right hand dominant admin officer complains of pain at the base of her thumb when opening jars, turning keys, writing and knitting. She is worried that she is developing arthritis, and remembers how debilitated her mother was with arthritis in...
QUESTION: A 16 year old girl was playing basketball at school and injured her finger when trying to catch the ball. Her finger was pushed back into hyperextension. The middle knuckle is now swollen and she cannot bend her finger into a fist. What is the problem? What...
QUESTION: A 65 year old woman is having trouble straightening her fingers and holding her hand flat. There is a thick cord-like structure in the middle of her palm making it awkward to out on gloves or shake hands. What is the issue? What Is It? Dupuytren’s...
QUESTION: A 30 year old female office worker has developed pain in her wrist since the birth of her first child. She is having trouble picking him up and writing. What is the problem? What is it? DeQuervain’s Syndrome is the irritation of the two tendons that...
