Reinhard A Meier

..However, further studies evaluating the clinical outcome of these salvage procedures are necessary and to be expected in the near future...

..This paper describes various techniques, analyzes advantages and disadvantages and shows alternative ways and solutions for different indications...

..How effective is open reduction and internal fixation with palmar locking plates compared to closed reduction and internal fixation with K-wires in the treatment of fractures of the distal radius?..

..The authors' goal was to analyze whether fixation with a bent valgus angled blade plate could improve the outcomes reported in the literature to date...

..Prosthetic joint replacement to reduce pain and maintain function of the proximal interphalangeal joint...

..Septic arthritis of the wrist is correlated with a high morbidity. To show diagnostic and therapeutic options we reviewed the patients treated with wrist infections at our institution for one year...

..However, prerequisites of effective use include differential assessment and precise knowledge of the procedures...

..However, prerequisites of effective use include differential assessment and precise knowledge of the procedures...

..New operative strategies have recently been developed including the use of fixed-angle plates. This study reviews the results of 20 patients with fractures of the distal radius treated with a new multidirectional fixed angle plate...

..However, to avoid permanent disability, rapid diagnosis and therapy are essential. This review describes our treatment concepts in septic arthritis and osteomyelitis at the hand...

..In our cadaveric study, ISO-C3D scans have been found valuable for intraoperative controls of implant positions and assessment of intra-articular steps...

..Furthermore, gantry position had no significant effect upon the results. Iso-C 3D scans are as reliable as conventional CT scans for intraoperative controlling of implant positioning...

..Scapho-trapezio-trapezoid (STT)/triscaphe fusion is used to stabilize the radial column of the wrist. However the reported results are controversial...

..Wrist arthroscopy is routinely used for diagnosis of ligamentous lesions to the wrist. Although it is very sensitive and specific, it is also more invasive than other available diagnostic techniques...

..In five cases this density maximum was beyond the scaphoid fossa and in one case half beyond the lunate and half beyond the scaphoid fossa. Triscaphe arthrodesis allows load transmission from the lunate to the radial column...

..With improvement of the technique of magnet resonance tomography we can expect a further increase of accuracy in the clinical use of the MR arthrography in the diagnostic workup of the wrist...

..Other diagnostic tools are presently of minor importance for the wrist. Technical innovations allow better visualization and classification of lesions. However, exact knowledge of the tools is important...

..With improvement of the technique of magnet resonance tomography we can expect further increase of accuracy and the clinical use of the MR arthrography in the diagnostic workup at the ulnocarpal wrist...

..The literature results are scarce. In this study we examined the results of surgical correction following fractures of the distal radius in infants...

..However literature about indication, technique and outcome in these patients is rare. For that reason we report our experience about surgical correction of malunited fractures of the forearm in 14 children...

..The majority beside the B3 types and one C3 fracture were dorsally displaced. All of them showed healing without relevant secondary loss of reduction. Mean DASH score reached 19 points...

..The results of this study demonstrate that pyrolytic carbon implants reduce pain and are functionally superior to arthrodesis. A precise and individual postoperative protocol is necessary for beneficial results...