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Chapter 16 - Upper Limb Clinical Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
Simon Robinson ,
John E. D. Wright  and
Vijay Bhalaik
Edited by
Fazal Ali  and
Nick Harris
Fazal Ali
Affiliation:
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Nick Harris
Affiliation:
Spire Hospital, Leeds
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Summary

Clinical cases covering the spectrum of upper limb pathology are presented here. In the hand, these include congenital hand deficiencies, Dupuytren’s disease, rheumatoid disease, nerve lesions and tendon transfers. In the elbow, this includes osteoarthritis and in the shoulder, massive cuff tear, scapula winging and painful shoulder arthroplasty. Clinical examination findings for each of the cases are highlighted.

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shoulderelbowhandupper limbdeformityswellingwastingwristamputation
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Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 284 - 299
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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