Advances in Surgical Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 3, October 2013

  • Dupuytren Contracture - How Fibromatosis Remodels the Palmar Subcutaneous Tissue and Its Fibrous Environment

    Albrecht Gerhard Meinel

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, October 2013
    Pages: 11-16
    Received: Sep. 12, 2013
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    Published: Nov. 10, 2013
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    Abstract: Our understanding of the process of contracture of the fingers is based on extrinsic and intrinsic theories. Yet there has always been an inherent contradiction in these concepts. Additionally, nearly all of these theories proceed from the assumption of a contractio digitorum and this assumption is reflected in basic research as well. The author pr... Show More
  • Bilateral Thumb Polydactyly: Case Report

    Monsef ELABDI, Majdouline BENCHAFAI, Abdeloihab JAAFAR

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, October 2013
    Pages: 17-19
    Received: Oct. 11, 2013
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    Published: Nov. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: Polydactyly is the most common congenital digital anomaly of the hand. Surgical treatment is rewarding. In this article, we describe the case of a 15-year-old male who was presenting thumb bilateral polydactyly. The diagnisis was clinic, completed by radiography which has objectified the anomaly type according to Wassel's classification. Operated i... Show More