Articles and Links

The Physicians of the Hand center want to share this list of articles and links.

This list includes articles that address certain patient questions as well new and current issues that may arise in the context of patient care. Our feeling is that an informed and up to date physician and patient make for better treatment and care.

Dupuytren's Disease

• Article discussing  Collagenase (Xiaflex)  and Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuyten's Disease

Fractures

• Management of Fracture Dislocation of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joints by Extension Block Splinting

Breast Cancer

High Cholestorol

• Statins and Joint Pain
• Beneficial Action of Statins in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Large Observational Cohort

Carpal Tunnel

• Work Related Carpal Tunnel in Massachusetts Fact Sheet
• Endoscopic Single Portal Carpal Tunnel Surgery (Wikipedia)
• Carpal Tunnel Release vs. Splinting
• Carpal Tunnel Release Questions and Answers (WWLP)
• Sindrome Del Tunel Carpiano
• Jama's Recent Carpal Tunnel Article
• Carpal Tunnel Endoscopic or "Small Incision" FAQ
• Single-Portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Compared with Open Release
• Fosamax and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Wikipedia)

Gout

• Gouty Tenosynovitis in the Hand
• Tophaceous Joint Disease Strongly Predicts Hand Function in Patients with Gout
• Fulminating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Due to Gout

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis

• A Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Sonography, and Radiography of the Hand in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Determinants of Hand Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
• How to Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis Early: A Prediction Model for Persistent (Erosive) Arthritis
• Arthroplasty of the Metacarpophalengeal Joints With Us of Silicon-Rubber Implants in Patients Who Have Rheumatoid Arthritis (Long-Term Results)

Ultrasound Imaging in the Hand

• Doppler Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Synovial Inflammation of the Hand in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparative Study

Hand Injury

• Emergency Room National Statistics for Upper Extremity Injury

Arimidex

• Arimidex Joint Pain (Arthrlgia) and Tendinitis
• Prevalence of Joint Symptoms with Arimidex

More References and Sources

• American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
• Orthogate (Orthogate is an Orthopedic web portal that enables internet searches on any orthopedic topic)
• Congenital Limb Differences is a web site for children and families with congenital limb differences. Information and support groups dealing with amputation, finger and hand abnormalities, fused fingers, absent fingers and hands, radial club hand, thumb pollicization and other topics. Lower extremity problems of the leg and foot are also discussed.
• Eatonhand.com - An electronic listing of hand anatomy from e-hand.