The application of robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery in rectal surgery by Guodong Xiao, Bin Huang, Zhengyong Liu, Chunxue Li, Weidong Tong

“…With its superior ergonomic design, high-definition three-dimensional visual field, mechanical arms that transcend human wrist mobility, and ability to eliminate hand tremors caused by surgeon fatigue, the robotic surgical system introduces unparalleled precision and adaptability into intricate surgical procedures within confined areas, particularly the anorectal region. …”
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An evaluation of surgical excision versus steroid injection for the management of ganglion cysts by Karpaka Vinayakam Gopalakrishnan, Kawushik Kumar Prabhakaran

“…Abstract Ganglion cysts are benign soft tissue tumors that commonly occur in the joints, especially the wrist. Surgical excision and steroid injection are the two main treatment options; however, their efficacy remains unclear. …”
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Effectiveness of Repetitive Facilitative Exercise Combined with Electrical Stimulation Therapy to Improve Very Severe Paretic Upper Limbs in with Stroke Patients: A Randomized Cont... by Hitoshi Ohnishi, Hiroyuki Miyasaka, Naoki Shindo, Kazuki Ito, Shiori Tsuji, Shigeru Sonoda

“…The total score gains of the FMA, FMA wrist item, and FMA finger item were significantly larger in the RFE under NMES group than those in the CT group (p<0.05). …”
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Intravascular Glomus Tumor of the Forearm Causing Chronic Pain and Focal Tenderness by Sang Ki Lee, Dae Geon Song, Won Sik Choy

“…Extradigital glomus tumors have been reported within the palm, wrist, forearm, foot, bone, stomach, colon, cervix, and mesentery. …”
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The Effect of Shoting Techniques on Accuracy Rates in Infrastructure Basketball Players by Ömer Pamuk, Fatih Kılınç

“…Finding; While there is a significant difference between the Group with High Shot Rate and Low Shot Rate between Head, Elbow, Wrist and Knee in the starting phase of the shooting technique (p lt;0.05), the shooting technique has a significant difference between all joint regions in the finishing phase (p gt; 0.05) could not be found. …”
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Epidemiology and Incidence of Orthopedic Fractures in the Military of the Republic of Korea by Sung Jin An, Sang Hyun Lee, Gi-Ho Moon

“…Conclusions Hand, foot, ankle, and wrist fractures were the most commonly encountered fractures in the Korean military population. …”
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Enhanced Human Skeleton Tracking for Improved Joint Position and Depth Accuracy in Rehabilitation Exercises by Vytautas Abromavičius, Ervinas Gisleris, Kristina Daunoravičienė, Jurgita Žižienė, Artūras Serackis, Rytis Maskeliūnas

“…The final implementation successfully corrects the positions of the right elbow and wrist joints, though some depth error persists in the left hand. …”
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Atraumatic Left Distal Radial Artery Aneurysm by Joseph Maalouly, Dany Aouad, Elias Saidy, Antonios Tawk, Georges Baaklini, Chawki Cortbawi

“…A 73-year-old female patient presented with a chief complaint of a pulsatile mass located on her left wrist. Radiological imaging showed the presence of a distal radial artery aneurysm which was successfully surgically excised with subsequent ligation of the radial artery. …”
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Skeletal Manifestations of Scurvy: A Case Report from Dubai by Shahryar Noordin, Naveed Baloch, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Abdul Rashid Memon, Tashfeen Ahmad

“…There was significant swelling and tenderness over the wrist, knee and ankle joints, along with painful restriction of motion. …”
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A comparison between male judo-kas and karate-kaswithin body composition and physical fitness by Satpal Yadav

“…Selected body composition such as Standing Height, Weight, HumerusBiepicondylar, Wrist Diameter, Femur Biepicondylar, Ankle Diameter, Upper arm Circumference, Forearm Circumference, Thigh Circumference, Calf Circumference, Bicep Skinfold, Forearm Skinfold, Suprailiac Skinfold, Subscapular Skinfold, Thigh Skinfold, Calf Skinfold  and Physical fitness variables such as 50 meter Dash, Shuttle Run, Shot Put, 600 yards Run or Walk and Bend and Reach Test were presented to compare the male Judokas and Karatekas from three different weight categories namely light weight, middle weight and heavy weight. …”
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Reach&Grasp: a multimodal dataset of the whole upper-limb during simple and complex movements by Dario Di Domenico, Inna Forsiuk, Simon Müller-Cleve, Simone Tanzarella, Florencia Garro, Andrea Marinelli, Michele Canepa, Matteo Laffranchi, Michela Chiappalone, Chiara Bartolozzi, Lorenzo De Michieli, Nicolò Boccardo, Marianna Semprini

“…., hand opening/closing, wrist pronation/supination and flexion/extension, tridigital grasping, thumb abduction, cylindrical and spherical grasping) and more complex ones (i.e., reaching and grasping). …”
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Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Mini-Incision Using MIS-CTS Kits: A Cadaveric Study by Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, Sunton Wongsiri

“…Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by the compression of the median nerves in the wrist. Patients have pain and numbness in the hands. …”
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Effects of different approaches of infraclavicular brachial plexus block on perfusion index and tissue perfusion by Çağdaş Baytar, Bengü Gülhan Köksal

“…We aimed to investigate the effects of this different distribution on tissue perfusion and oxygenation.Methods Sixty patients undergoing elective elbow, forearm, wrist and hand surgery under infraclavicular brachial plexus block were included in the study. …”
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Kinematic and muscle co-activation patterns in the dominant arm across forehand stroke phases in wheelchair tennis by Khaled Abuwarda, Abdel-Rahman Akl

“…The forehand stroke was analyzed across three phases: (1) backswing, (2) forwardswing, and (3) follow-through.ResultsThe results showed significant phase-specific changes in muscle co-activation for the shoulder (p &lt; 0.001), elbow (p &lt; 0.005), and wrist (p &lt; 0.01). Muscle co-activation was highest during the backswing phase, decreased during the forwardswing, and increased again during the follow-through phase. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness of Osteoporosis: A Survey of Physical Therapy Providers in Saudi Arabia by Muataz Almaddah, Fahad Alzahrani, RiziqAllah Gaowgzeh, Abdullah Alqarni, Rani Othman, Afnan Gmmash

“…OP increases the skeletal fracture risk by 35%, particularly at hip, spine, and wrist joints. Healthcare professionals should be aware of OP clinical signs and have good knowledge while managing all patients. …”
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The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender Oil on the Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia by Gulsah Yasa Ozturk, Ibrahim Bashan

“…Forty-two patients aged 18 years and over who were diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology 2010 diagnostic criteria and used lavender oil as an aromatherapeutic by applying it on the wrist or via inhalation for four weeks were included in this study. …”
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JONES TENDON TRANSFER MODIFICATION WITH ERWIN RAMAWAN TECHNIQUE by Erwin Ramawan, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Ansari Rahman

“…Functionally, dorsiflexion from wrist postoperative is 75.00 ± 10.00 (excellent), palmarflexion 52.00 ± 24.65 (excellent). …”
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Assessing the Work Activities Related to Musculoskeletal Disorder among Critical Care Nurses by Aesha Abdullah Aleid, Hend Abdelmonem Eid Elshnawie, Ahmed Ammar

“…The study findings revealed that work activities related to MSD were associated with sociodemographic data, age, and neck pain (rho = 0.063) (p=0.03) and lower back pain (rho = 0.89) (p=0.03); education level with hip/thigh pain (rho = 0.64) (p=0.03); standing time with shoulder pain (rho = 0.66) (p=0.04), wrist/hand pain (rho = −0.75) (p=0.05), hip/thigh pain (rho = −0.78) (p=0.004), and knee pain (rho = −0.77) (p=0.005). …”
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Upper Extremity Function following Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results of the ARCUS Trial by Eva M. Zwaan, Elena S. Cheung, Alexander J. J. IJsselmuiden, Carlo A. J. Holtzer, Ton A. R. Schreuders, Marcel J. M Kofflard, J. Henk Coert

“…The three impaired variables most contributing to UED were impaired elbow extension, wrist flexion, and extension. Multivariate logistic regression showed that smokers were almost three times more likely to develop UED. …”
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Passive Monitoring of Parkinson Tremor in Daily Life: A Prototypical Network Approach by Luc J. W. Evers, Yordan P. Raykov, Tom M. Heskes, Jesse H. Krijthe, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Max A. Little

“…We evaluated our approach using data from the Parkinson@Home Validation study, including 8 PD patients with tremor, 16 PD patients without tremor, and 24 age-matched controls. We used wrist accelerometer data and synchronous expert video annotations for the presence of tremor, captured during unscripted daily life activities in and around the participants’ own homes. …”
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