• Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries of thumb were first described in gamekeepers (ie, gamekeeper's thumb), who sustained the injury by repetitive strangulation of small game such as birds and rabbits with the thumb and index finger. (medscape.com)
  • Hence, this was originally referred to as gamekeeper's thumb. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 , 3 ] Posteroanterior, lateral, and possibly oblique radiographs of the are indicated in cases of suspected gamekeeper's thumb to identify avulsion fractures at the base of the proximal phalanx. (medscape.com)
  • These changes are suggestive of a gamekeeper's thumb. (medscape.com)
  • No laboratory tests are necessary for the diagnosis of gamekeeper's thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Examples of an anteroposterior and lateral radiograph of a gamekeeper's thumb, respectively, are shown below. (medscape.com)
  • Newland CC. Gamekeeper's thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of The Bastard Brigade, Caesar's Last Breath (the Guardian 's Science Book of the Year), The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Violinist's Thumb , and The Disappearing Spoon . (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of Caesar's Last Breath, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons , The Disappearing Spoon , and The Violinist's Thumb , all of which were also named Amazon top science books of the year. (booktable.net)
  • The Disappearing Spoon was a runner-up for the Royal Society of London's book of the year for 2010, and The Violinist's Thumb and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons were nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2013 and 2015, as well as the AAAS/Subaru SB&F prize. (booktable.net)
  • In The Violinist's Thumb , he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • The Violinist's Thumb delivers the same humor and insight--and delightful anecdotes--about DNA that Kean used to make the periodic table of the elements entertaining in his New York Times bestselling debut The Disappearing Spoon . (booktable.net)
  • Every time I pick it up and play it for about ten minutes I get a very unpleasant pain in the base of my right thumb - kind of a dull ache. (concertina.net)
  • I asked my wife to watch me play and she said she thought my right thumb looked tense compared to my left. (concertina.net)
  • Of course it's the right thumb that operates the air button. (concertina.net)
  • During the physical examination, she was noted to have several bluish lesions scattered on the neck, right shoulder, left buttock, trunk, right arm, and base of the right thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Photograph showing hypoplastic right thumb of the right hand of a 6-month-old infant with Holt-Oram syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • In The Disappearing Spoon , bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • In 2018, I got a small infection on my thumb that looked unusual, so I visited an emergency room. (cdc.gov)
  • Oblique fracture of the shaft of the terminal phalanx of the thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Before any manipulation of the thumb, obtain standard anteroposterior, lateral, and oblique radiographs to exclude metacarpal fractures and gamekeeper's fractures. (medscape.com)
  • Radiographic stress test view of the thumb, showing an ulnar collateral ligament tear. (medscape.com)
  • I grew up with the rule of thumb that a change of one stop on the lens aperture is equivalent in exposure change to doubling or halving the shutter speed, so the two could be easily traded off for depth of field control vs. sensitivity to motion blur. (graflex.org)
  • Our scaling represents a useful `rule of thumb' for planetary population syntheses or individual systems for which performing detailed long-term integrations is unfeasible. (lu.se)
  • The mobility of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is critical for functional grasping and manipulation tasks. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • AU - Chang,Lillian Y, AU - Pollard,Nancy S, PY - 2008/7/4/pubmed PY - 2008/8/30/medline PY - 2008/7/4/entrez SP - 1897 EP - 906 JF - IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering JO - IEEE Trans Biomed Eng VL - 55 IS - 7 N2 - The mobility of the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is critical for functional grasping and manipulation tasks. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Although rare cases of multiple simultaneous thumb joint dislocations, including the IP, MCP, and proximal carpometacarpal (CMC) or trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joints, have been reported in the literature, most thumb dislocations involve only a single joint. (medscape.com)
  • A few thumbs have experienced ache and pains for first time (and held summits with the back and eyes on their own history of pain). (theamericanmag.com)
  • Early attention to finger and thumb trauma such as sprains, open wounds, lacerations, nerve injuries, fractures, and dislocations is essential to prevent long-term sequelae. (medscape.com)
  • Plain film radiography is the definitive diagnostic modality for joint dislocations of the thumb, serving both to describe the geography of the dislocation and to rule out the possibility of coexisting fractures. (medscape.com)
  • Intra-articular fractures should be excluded by radiology prior to attempting to reduce a joint in the thumb. (medscape.com)
  • 3 dicos Capes, de Brasil, escritos en los últimos 20 años (2000-2020). (bvsalud.org)
  • A Stener lesion occurs when the thumb is forcefully abducted and the distal attachment of the UCL at the metacarpophalangeal joint is traumatically avulsed from its insertion into the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Radiograph of the thumb shows a crush fracture of the tuft of the terminal phalanx following a blow from a hammer. (medscape.com)
  • In this image and the following 3 images, a STIR sequence coronal MRI of the thumb showing a mild effusion in the first MCP joint, associated with a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament and a tiny chip fracture at the base of the proximal phalanx placed on the ulnar aspect. (medscape.com)
  • Despite the inherent stability of the joints of the thumb, the vulnerable anatomic position of the first phalanx often subjects the joints to mechanical strain that leads to subluxation or dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and interphalangeal (IP) joints. (medscape.com)
  • Midline diastema due to simultaneous interplay of mesiodens and thumb-sucking habit is a very uncommon situation and can represent negative impact on esthetics and function. (bvsalud.org)
  • Stress radiographs: Radiographs obtained with the thumb in the flexed and extended positions and with valgus stress at the MCP joint can help the physician to determine the degree of instability of partial tears of the UCL (see the following image). (medscape.com)
  • Often, 2-3 mL of 1% lidocaine administered into the MCP joint of the thumb is sufficient to relieve the pain and relax the patient's guarding. (medscape.com)
  • Open surgical release of the A1 pulley of the thumb is an alternative option that nearly uniformly restores thumb interphalangeal joint motion. (lww.com)
  • The goal of the current study was to evaluate the kinematics and joint loading of the thumb during pipetting. (cdc.gov)
  • The time-histories of joint angles and the interface contact force between the thumb and plunger during the pipetting action were determined experimentally, and the joint loadings and joint power in the thumb were calculated via an inverse dynamic approach. (cdc.gov)
  • The moment, power, and energy absorption in each joint of the thumb during the extraction and dispensing actions were analyzed. (cdc.gov)
  • The MCP joint of the thumb is a condyloid joint that has a structurally stronger capsular ligament apparatus than the other four MCP joints of the hand do. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 ] They are caused by a longitudinal and dorsal stress along the axis of the digit that hyperextends the thumb and tears the volar plate of the joint. (medscape.com)
  • Volar dislocation of the MCP joint of the thumb is comparatively rare and is associated with tears of both dorsal capsule ligaments and the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB). (medscape.com)
  • Over the last two decades, our understanding of the natural history of pediatric trigger thumb and the etiology and surgical management of pediatric trigger finger has improved. (lww.com)
  • After orthodontic diagnosis, treatment undertaken was the surgical removal of the mesiodens and the use of a palatal crib therapy in order to discontinue the thumb habit. (bvsalud.org)
  • Based on consumer research in 2021 on 2,000 16 to 29-year-olds, news report s claim that the thumbs up emoji is the number-one emoji that makes you look old. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:19 pm Post subject: Novice Q: Rules of thumb for Graflex focal plane shutters? (graflex.org)
  • In those situations, the main causes of midline diastemas are not only mesiodens but also congenitally missing teeth, peg-shaped lateral incisors, labial frenum, ethnic and racial characteristics, certain pathologic conditions and thumb-sucking habit (5). (bvsalud.org)
  • While the index finger pointed, tapped, and generally made a name for itself, same with the trigger finger, the thumb just helped out in holding things, hardly sexy when you're not singled out. (theamericanmag.com)
  • Pediatric trigger thumb and trigger finger represent distinct conditions and should not be treated like adult acquired trigger finger. (lww.com)
  • Radiography is the initial imaging modality of choice for finger and thumb injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Malik AK, Morris T, Chou D, Sorene E, Taylor E. Clinical testing of ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Some authors recommend the use of an ulnar or median nerve block to negate the effects of the intrinsic muscles. (medscape.com)
  • Gamekeepers Thumb (Skiers, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear). (medscape.com)
  • So, can the way in which words change over time shed insight into how the meaning of the thumbs-up emoji may be becoming a marker of hostility for zoomers? (psychologytoday.com)
  • The median and radial nerves provide sensory innervation to the thumb and may be blocked as follows. (medscape.com)
  • The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621 and was the first fairy tale printed in English. (wikipedia.org)
  • Advanced Article Search - Search articles by author and/or keyword. (cdc.gov)
  • Aunque existen propuestas con algoritmos que utilizan otras search, data collection, data or derivaciones, se exploró un método alternativo con D1 y D3 basados en la fórmula algebraica de la tangente inversa y software management, data método matemático para el cálculo exacto del eje cardíaco. (bvsalud.org)
  • The cardiac it includes leads 1, 2, and aVF, although some axis value could vary due to factors such authors believe that the aVF lead is not neces- as deep inspirationa7. (bvsalud.org)
  • This demoralizing history just got worse when the thumb was established as a bureaucratic means to distinguish between humans, tree-ring style. (theamericanmag.com)
  • Worse, this essential mark wasn't even designated a "thumbprint" but a "fingerprint," as if it, the thumb, were just another finger. (theamericanmag.com)
  • Hi, I could not find how to exclude files 'Thumbs.db:encryptable' in transfers using masks. (winscp.net)
  • This review aims to present the currently available literature on novel therapies for basal thumb arthritis, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP), fat grafting and phototherapy, and investigate their potential efficacy. (bvsalud.org)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • I've included a couple such posts because I still felt they had merit but I'll need to be a little stricter with the guidelines from now on to ensure that Thumbs Up! (rodneyolsen.net)
  • This injury can happen when your thumb is pulled back or to the side, away from your fingers. (cigna.com)
  • Such exercises amount to putting your thumb on the scale to make sure the results come out the way you want them. (immigrationimpact.com)
  • Defective development of the embryonic radial ray (eg, aplasia, hypoplasia, fusion, other anomalous development) results in a wide spectrum of phenotypes, including triphalangeal or absent thumbs, foreshortened arms, and phocomelia. (medscape.com)
  • Right side thumb strap on English concertina detatched. (concertina.net)
  • Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1730, English dramatist Henry Fielding used Tom Thumb as the central figure of a play by that name, which he rewrote in 1731 as the farce The Tragedy of Tragedies, or the History of Tom Thumb the Great. (wikipedia.org)
  • Epidemiological studies indicate that the use of thumb-push mechanical pipettes is associated with musculoskeletal disorders in the hand. (cdc.gov)
  • Seven studies on the effect of fat tissue on basal thumb arthritis were found. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hugo Vickers, author of many books on the royals, said that Harry had "thrown in his lot with his wife" and that slagging off his family" was counterproductive. (triplework.com)
  • In the mid-18th century, books began to be published specifically for children (some with their authorship attributed to "Tommy Thumb"), and by the mid-19th century, Tom was a fixture of the nursery library. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two dexterous, tap-dancing thumbs can give small screens supersonic motion. (theamericanmag.com)
  • To determine whether a study should be taken seriously, look closely at both sides of the cost-benefit ledger: do you get the impression that authors brainstormed every conceivable cost and then defined benefits to include the narrowest possible types of contributions, or vice versa? (immigrationimpact.com)
  • Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur. (wikipedia.org)
  • This underlines the importance of the involvement of the thumb for impaired hand function in RA. (lu.se)
  • An example of this mechanism is a fall onto an outstretched hand (FOOSH) with an impact to the tip of an extended thumb. (medscape.com)
  • Most authors agree on using math- tion, such as left ventricular hypertrophy, is ematical formulas to determine the most made based on an angle greater than -30 accurate way to calculate the cardiac axis1. (bvsalud.org)