The arm extends from the shoulder to the wrist, including the upper arm and forearm. Different muscles may work together in intricate ways to help the arm, wrists, fingers, and hands function. Knowing ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS — Patients who underwent forearm fasciotomy for treatment of acute compartment syndrome experienced ...
Introduction Chronic compartment syndrome is well recognised, although rare in the forearm. In our chronic compartment syndrome clinic, we successfully identified and treated four cases. This prompted ...
Former CNN anchor Miles O’Brien revealed Tuesday that his left forearm was amputated this month after a freak accident led to emergency surgery for a potentially life-threatening condition called ...
Compartment syndrome in the upper arm is an uncommon occurrence. Most of the literature on compartment syndrome describes occurrences in the lower leg and forearm. Although fracture is a common cause ...
Figure 1. Ecchymosis and moderate edema on ulnar side of the elbow. After a high-impact fall, a middle-aged firefighter presents with ecchymosis and fixed flexion in the right arm and hand. A ...
Veteran journalist and PBS correspondent Miles O'Brien told his fans in a blog post that a seemingly insignificant injury may have led to "acute compartment syndrome," a medical emergency that ...
Background: Chronic exertional compartment syndromes (CECS) are well known in sports medicine. Most commonly affected is the tibialis anterior muscle compartment in runners and walkers. Only a few ...
Acute compartment syndrome forces doctors to choose "life or limb." This 2010 photo released by PBS shows NOVA correspondent Miles O'Brien. O'Brien says his left arm was amputated above the elbow ...
A few years ago, PBS science correspondent Miles O’Brien reported about patients who were receiving modern artificial body parts to help them recover from the loss of the limb. Now, facing his own ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Giants left-hander Noah Lowry will undergo surgery today to treat a rare muscle compression syndrome in his left forearm, and he is expected to miss at least the first month of the ...
A 40-year-old male sustained an injury to his left arm while playing softball. He was seen in a local emergency room where a diagnosis of a transverse midshaft humeral fracture was made. He was ...
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