Radiographs at this visit demonstrated a healed index metacarpal fracture, as well as well-positioned ring finger MCP joint pyrocarbon prosthesis (Figure 7). He was satisfied with his function and ...

Total joint arthroplasty (aka total joint replacement ... After removing the trapezium, a surgeon suspends the metacarpal of your thumb from the metacarpal of your index (pointer) finger with ...

Meals: When the metacarpophalangeal joint hyperextends at least 30º, I will stabilize it with a volar plate arthroplasty, lifting the proximal edge of the volar plate from the metacarpal neck and ...

Subjectively, 40 patients rated their arthroplasty results as good to ... of the tip of the thumb to the palmar aspect of the fifth metacarpal head was accomplished after 44 of the arthroplasties.

But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones, making it hard or even impossible for the hand ...

Based in Edinburgh, Metacarpal is using advanced engineering techniques to create a "highly functional" prosthetic hand that is completely controlled and powered by body motion. By providing a ...