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Evaluation of Hand Morphometry in Healthy Young Individuals from Different Countries

Int. j. morphol; 42 (4), 2024
SUMMARY: This study aims to examine the hand morphometry of healthy young individuals from different countries and investigate the differences between countries in typing of hand based on the morphometric values obtained. In the study, 16 different parameters, including two surface areas and 14 lengths, ...

Morphology and Morphometry of the Dorsal Interosseous Muscles of the Hand: Laterality and Sexual Dimorphism

Int. j. morphol; 42 (3), 2024
SUMMARY: The dorsal interosseous muscles (DIM) are intrinsic muscles of the hand located dorsally between metacarpal bones, which play a role in finger abduction. Anatomical variations of these muscles in terms of form and length have been well documented, but variations regarding sex and laterality are ...

Hand Anthropometry of Italian Elite Male Swimmers

Int. j. morphol; 42 (1), 2024
SUMMARY: Hand size is part of the anthropometric parameters that are assessed in swimmers to select elite athletes, as certain anthropometric relationships involving hand measurements are significantly correlated with sports performance in various swimming disciplines. The authors present the results of ...

Extensor digitorum brevis manus, un diagnóstico diferencial
Extensor Digitorum Brevis Manus, a differential diagnosis

El músculo extensor digitorum brevis manus es una variante de los extensores de la mano. Se trata de un músculo supernumerario en el dorso de la muñeca ubicado en el cuarto compartimento extensor. Suele ser asintomático, pero ocasionalmente se presenta como una masa dolorosa; en est...

Experiencia del paciente y análisis de ahorro de costos de la cirugía de síndrome del túnel carpiano con técnica WALANT
Patient experience evaluation and cost savings analysis of carpal tunnel syndrome decompression surgery using the WALANT technique

Introducción: La técnica de anestesia local con epinefrina sin el uso de manguito hemostático (Wide Awake Local Anesthesia - No Tourniquet, WALANT) se desarrolló para mejorar el acceso a la atención de la cirugía de mano y optimizar recursos médicos. El principal objetivo de este estudio fue evalu...

Sensory and Motor Median Nerve Neuropathy Due to a Deep Giant Hand Lipoma: A Case Report

Abstract Lipomas are the most common soft-tissue tumors in the human body, but their location in the hand is rare. Symptomatic hand lipomas, due to nerve compression, are even rarer. We present a case of median nerve neuropathy as a result of a giant palm lipoma, located on the thenar and hypothenar area...

Unusual Anastomosis between Branches of the Ulnar Nerve (Kaplan Type Anastomotic Variant) - Case Report

Rev. Bras. Ortop. (Online); 59 (supl.1), 2024
Abstract The Kaplan anastomosis is a rare communication originally described between the superficial and dorsal branches of the ulnar nerve, distal to the ulnar tunnel, and in strict relation with the pisiform bone. It reveals, by its particular location, a formation of high clinical-surgical expressiven...

First Experience of Plastination at 4150 Meters Above Sea Level, at the Altitude of La Paz, Bolivia

Int. j. morphol; 41 (6), 2023
SUMMARY: Despite attempts to develop the plastination technique in Bolivia, standardized results have not yet been achieved that could be communicated via scientific publications. There is a great deal of misunderstanding around the technique, confusing it with classic techniques of inclusion in differen...

Futuros cirurgiões-dentistas canhotos graduandos da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia: perfil, dificuldades e dores osteomusculares

Os indivíduos canhotos necessitam de utensílios para concretização de suas atividades diárias, bem como, para o exercício da prática odontológica onde a escassez de equipamentos específicos pode refletir em desgaste corporal, com isso, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo identificar os estudant...

A prospective, comparative study of the analgesic effect between the WALANT technique and local anesthesia associated with sedation for hand surgery

Acta cir. bras; 38 (), 2023
Purpose: The primary objective of this study was to compare the WALANT (wide awake, local anesthesia, no tourniquet) technique with local anesthesia associated with sedation in relation to pain intensity for minor hand surgical procedures. The secondary objective was to evaluate the need for analgesic co...