An unusual cause of wrist pain.
A young man with painful swelling over the dorsum of his wrist was found to be caused by an anomalous extensor indicis proprius muscle.
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Biomedical subjects
L K Hung
Publications and source records attributed to L K Hung.
Fractured patella: operative treatment using the tension band principle.
The tension band principle was applied in the operative treatment of fractures of the patella in 139 patients, of which 100 were reviewed retrospectively; 61 per cent were males and 70 per cent were aged between 50 and 70. The fractures were treated soon after admission and movement of the knee was started as soon as possible after the operation. Sixty-eight patients were reviewed and 72 per cent were happy with the resulting knee function. Objectively, 81.3 per cent had an excellent or good result. Minor troubles from the operations were common but it was concluded that the wiring of fractured patellas using the tension band principle is a safe and effective technique.
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Survey of foot deformities among 166 geriatric inpatients.
A clinical survey on foot deformities among 166 geriatric inpatients was carried out. Direct measurements on hallux valgus, great toe movements, great toe deformities, lesser toe deformities, arch of the foot, callosities, ankle movements, inversion, and eversion were done by using the goniometer. A specially designed goniometer was created to measure inversion and eversion. The Harris Mat was used to study foot prints in correlation with the various deformities. About 50% of geriatric patients were found to have foot deformities of various types. This compared well with available data in literature. The target population was also checked for their symptomatology which, amazingly, was found to be really insignificant compared with the deformities present. This finding was found to be very much unlike data for Caucasian individuals with foot deformities, 50% of whom had symptoms related to pain and footwear. This major difference in the clinical presentation encourages the authors to carry on their study and, perhaps, direct cross-cultural studies in the future.
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