Congenital Deformities of the Upper Limbs. Part III: Overgrowth; Undergrowth; Streeter and Others.

This article, presented in three sections, review the most commons upper limb malformations and theirs treatments. In this section three there's a discussion about overgrowth; undergrowth; Streeter Syndrome and other malformations. The bibliography is continuous since section one.

CONGENITAL DEFORMITIES OF THE UPPER LIMBS.: PART I: FAILURE OF FORMATION.

This article, divided into three parts, had the aims of reviewing the most common upper-limb malformations and describing their treatments. In this first part, failure of formation is discussed. The bibliography follows after the first part.

Comparison between proximal row carpectomy and four-corner fusion for treating osteoarthrosis following carpal trauma: a prospective randomized study.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the functional results of carpectomy and four-corner fusion surgical procedures for treating osteoarthrosis following carpal trauma. METHODS: In this prospective randomized study, 20 patients underwent proximal row carpectomy or four-corner fusion to treat wrist arthritis and their functional results were compared. The midcarpal joint was free of lesions in all patients. RESULTS: Both proximal row carpectomy and four-corner fusion reduced the pain. All patients had a decreased range of motion after surgery. The differences between groups were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Functional results of the two procedures were similar as both reduced pain in patients with scapholunate advanced collapse/scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SLAC/SNAC) wrist without degenerative changes in the midcarpal joint.