46 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
10.1055/b-0034-77669 46 Carpal Tunnel SyndromeBuchberger, W., Schmitt, R. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a neuropathy of the median nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the carpal canal. The most…
44 Bone Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-77665 44 Bone TumorsRosenthal,, H., Schmitts, R., Staebler, A. Primary and secondary bone tumors in the hand are rare. The fact that the most common bone tumors of the hand…
43 Cystic Bone Lesions
10.1055/b-0034-77663 43 Cystic Bone LesionsReutter, N., Fellner, F. Cystic bone lesions are usually round osteolytic destructions of the bone structure that appear either as a independent skeletal entity or as…
42 Infections of the Soft Tissues
10.1055/b-0034-77661 42 Infections of the Soft TissuesHahn, P., Schmitt, R. Soft-tissue infections in the hand comprise paronychia, felons, pyogenic tenosynovitis, deep space infections of the palm, gangrenous infections, and acute…
41 Osteomyelitis
10.1055/b-0034-77659 41 OsteomyelitisRosenthal, H., Schmitt, R., Spitz, J. Osteomyelitides can be classified according to pathogens, sites of entry, and the clinical course of the disease. Radiographic morphology only rarely indicates…
39 Collagenoses
10.1055/b-0034-77655 39 CollagenosesSpindler-Thiele, S., Schmitt, R. Clinically heterogeneous systemic diseases are included in the term collagenoses, which was coined by Klemperer in 1942. They have in common a generalized inflammatory…
40 Infectious Arthritis
10.1055/b-0034-77657 40 Infectious ArthritisSpindler-Thiele, S., Schmitt, R. Acute forms of arthritis occur as immunological reactions after infections or through hematogenous spread or direct infection of the joint, usually with bacterial,…
34 Crystal-induced Osteoarthropathies and Related Diseases
10.1055/b-0034-77646 34 Crystal-induced Osteoarthropathies and Related DiseasesHelmberger, T., Staebler, A., Schmitt, R. The term crystal-induced osteoarthropathy describes a heterogeneous group of joint diseases that are caused by disturbances in biochemical…
38 Rheumatic Fever (Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis)
10.1055/b-0034-77653 38 Rheumatic Fever (Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis)Spindler-Thiele, S., Lingg, G. Pathoanatomy and Clinical Symptoms Rheumatic fever is rarely seen today. The infection with β-hemolytic streptococci, group A, leads to a…
37 Seronegative Spondylarthropathies
10.1055/b-0034-77652 37 Seronegative SpondylarthropathiesSpindler-Thiele, S., Staebler, A., Lingg, G. Besides rheumatoid arthritis in children and adults, there are a number of seronegative polyarthritic diseases with involvement of the axial skeletonwhose…
