Rehabilitation considerations in the management of terrible triad injury to the elbowJoey G Pipicelli
Division of Hand Therapy, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph s Health Care, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, Ontario, Canada
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 15:198-208. 2011
..This article reviews key concepts that will allow the surgeon and therapist to apply an systematic rehabilitation approach when managing such injuries...
A comparison of two headless compression screws for operative treatment of scaphoid fracturesRuby Grewal
Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St, Joseph s Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St, London, ON, N6A 4L6, Canada
J Orthop Surg Res 6:27. 2011
..The purpose of this study was to compare the interfragmentary compression force across a simulated scaphoid fracture by two commonly used compression screw systems; the Acutrak 2 Standard and the 3.0 mm Synthes headless compression screw...
Comminuted radial head fractures treated with a modular metallic radial head arthroplasty. Study of outcomesRuby Grewal
Hand and Upper Limb Center, St Joseph s Health Care, University of Western Ontario, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, ON N6A 4L6, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 88:2192-200. 2006
..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the two-year outcomes and the rate of recovery of a closely followed cohort of patients in whom an unreconstructible radial head fracture had been treated with a modular metallic prosthesis...
- Determination of correct implant size in radial head arthroplasty to avoid overlengthening: surgical technique
George S Athwal
Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph s Health Care, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, ON N6A 4L6, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 92:250-7. 2010
..The purpose of this study was to identify clinical and radiographic features that may be used to diagnose overlengthening of the radius intraoperatively and on postoperative radiographs...
- Determination of correct implant size in radial head arthroplasty to avoid overlengthening
Simon G Frank
Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph s Health Care, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 4L6, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 91:1738-46. 2009
..The purpose of this study was to identify clinical and radiographic features that may be used to diagnose overlengthening of the radius intraoperatively and on postoperative radiographs...
- Single versus double-incision technique for the repair of acute distal biceps tendon ruptures: a randomized clinical trial
Ruby Grewal
Hand and Upper Limb Center, St Joseph s Health Care, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, ON N6A 4L6, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 94:1166-74. 2012
..We hypothesized that there would be fewer complications and less short-term pain and disability in the two-incision group, with no measureable differences in outcome at a minimum of one year postoperatively...
- Open reduction internal fixation versus percutaneous pinning with external fixation of distal radius fractures: a prospective, randomized clinical trial
Ruby Grewal
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Hand and Upper Limb Center, St Joseph s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
J Hand Surg Am 36:1899-906. 2011
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- Effectiveness of different methods of resistance exercises in lateral epicondylosis--a systematic review
Jayaprakash Raman
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Health of and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Hand Ther 25:5-25; quiz 26. 2012
..Systematic Review...
- Functional outcome of arthroscopic extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon release in chronic lateral epicondylitis
Ruby Grewal
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Hand and Upper Limb Center, St Joseph s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
J Hand Surg Am 34:849-57. 2009
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- Therapeutic implications of the radiographic "drop sign" following elbow dislocation
Joey G Pipicelli
Division of Hand Therapy, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Occupational Therapy, Western University
J Hand Ther 25:346-54. 2012
..These authors describe the therapeutic implications of this radiographic finding and present a treatment approach in order to enhance patient outcomes.-Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT, Practice Forum Editor...
- Management of distal radius fractures from the North American perspective
Albert Yoon
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Hand and Upper Limb Center, London, ON N6A 4L6, Canada
Hand Clin 28:135-44. 2012
..Large, randomized controlled trials or meta-analyses may provide answers about when operative intervention is favored over nonoperative management and which operative intervention provides the best outcomes...
- Prevalence of triangular fibrocartilage complex abnormalities on MRI scans of asymptomatic wrists
Sorin D Iordache
Department of Surgery, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Hand Surg Am 37:98-103. 2012
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- Using an evidence-based approach to measure outcomes in clinical practice
Joy C MacDermid
Hand and Upper Limb Centre Clinical Research Laboratory, St Joseph s Health Centre, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, Ontario, Canada
Hand Clin 25:97-111, vii. 2009
..In this way, the team can develop customized outcome assessment procedures that meet their needs for assessing individual patients and providing data for program evaluation...
- Effects of low power laser irradiation on bone healing in animals: a meta-analysis
Siamak Bashardoust Tajali
Department of Physical Therapy, Elborn College, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6G 1H1, Canada
J Orthop Surg Res 5:1. 2010
..726, 95% CI 0.08 - 1.37, p 0.028). While conclusions are limited by the low number of studies, there is concordance across limited evidence that laser improves the strength of bone tissue during the healing process in animal models...
- The risk of adverse outcomes in extra-articular distal radius fractures is increased with malalignment in patients of all ages but mitigated in older patients
Ruby Grewal
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Hand and Upper Limb Center, St Joseph s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
J Hand Surg Am 32:962-70. 2007
..The purpose of this study was to determine if malalignment after extra-articular distal radius fractures influenced patient-reported pain and disability at 1 year and to investigate how this relationship changes with age...
- Successful transfer of a vascularized fibular osteocutaneous bone graft harvested distal to a previously fractured fibula
Ruby Grewal
Hand and Upper Limb Center, London, Ontario, Canada
Plast Reconstr Surg 120:2127-9. 2007
