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Management of Complex Hand and Wrist Ligament Injuries.

Hand clinics | 2023 | Langdell HC, Zhang GX, Pidgeon TS, Ruch DS

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 5. Acta Orthop Belg. 1999 Dec;65(4):440-6. The skier's thumb. Heim D(1). Author information: (1)Department of Surgery, District Hospital, Frutigen, Switzerland. The incidence of skier's thumb (rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the first metacarpophalangeal joint) is increasing. To determine whether conservative or surgical treatment is indicated,...

Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Ulnar and Radial Collateral Ligament Injuries.

Clinics in sports medicine | 2020 | Daley D, Geary M, Gaston RG

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Disclosure The authors certify that they have no commercial associations (eg, consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with this article. 16. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2025 Sep 1;29(3):e0525. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000525. Anatomi...

Injuries to the Collateral Ligaments of the Metacarpophalangeal and Interphalangeal Joints: Sonographic Appearance.

Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine | 2018 | Draghi F, Gitto S, Bianchi S

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 9. Sports Med. 1989 Dec;8(6):346-70. doi: 10.2165/00007256-198908060-00004. Cross-country skiing injuries and biomechanics. Renstrom P(1), Johnson RJ. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington. Cross-country skiing exercises most of the joints, muscles and tendons in the body...

Thumb ulnar collateral and radial collateral ligament injuries.

Clinics in sports medicine | 2015 | Schroeder NS, Goldfarb CA

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 19. Orthop Surg. 2014 Feb;6(1):1-7. doi: 10.1111/os.12084. Injury to ulnar collateral ligament of thumb. Madan SS(1), Pai DR, Kaur A, Dixit R. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedics, Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru, Malaysia. Injury of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of thumb can be incapacitating if untreated or not treated properly. This inj...

Injury to ulnar collateral ligament of thumb.

Orthopaedic surgery | 2014 | Madan SS, Pai DR, Kaur A, Dixit R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 20. Eur Radiol. 1997;7(1):65-9. doi: 10.1007/s003300050111. Pitfalls in sonography of the Gamekeeper's thumb. Hergan K(1), Mittler C, Oser W. Author information: (1)Zentrales Institut für Radiologie, LKH Feldkirch, Carinagasse 47, A-6800 Feldkirch, Austria. The gamekeeper's or skier's thumb is a very common injury. Nondisplaced tears of the ulnar collatera...

Pseudo-Stener lesion due to proximal ulnar collateral ligament rupture: A case report.

International journal of surgery case reports | 2023 | Lerman G, Bullock R, Trzeciak M

Conflict of interest statement: Conflicts of interest N/A 14. Sports Med. 1998 Mar;25(3):201-11. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199825030-00006. Shoulder injuries from alpine skiing and snowboarding. Aetiology, treatment and prevention. Kocher MS(1), Dupré MM, Feagin JA Jr. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,...

Stener Lesion.

Journal unavailable | 2026 | Lucerna A, Rehman UH

Conflict of interest statement: Disclosure: Alan Lucerna declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. Disclosure: Uzma Rehman declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. 8. J Ultrasound Med. 2018 Sep;37(9):2117-2133. doi: 10.1002/jum.14575. Epub 2018 Feb 26. Injuries to the Collateral Ligaments of the Metacarpophalangeal an...

Skier's thumb.

Australian family physician | 2010 | Anderson D

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 2. Orthop Clin North Am. 1992 Jan;23(1):41-8. Gamekeeper's thumb. Newland CC(1). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, Davis, Sacramento. The term gamekeeper's thumb is widely used interchangeably with skier's thumb in reference to acute or chronic tears of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb MCP joint. The fre...

Anatomic Autograft Reconstruction of the Collateral Ligaments of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint.

Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery | 2025 | Ruse SM, Shaw N, Kaufmann R

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: The authors report no conflicts of interest and no source of funding. 17. Helv Chir Acta. 1994 Apr;60(4):615-21. [Skier's thumb injury in the child]. [Article in German] Berger C(1), Holzach P, Matter P. Author information: (1)Chirurgische Abteilung, Spital Davos. Acute rupture of...

U-shaped kirschner wire transfixation: effective treatment for Skier's thumb.

BMC surgery | 2024 | Ma S, Zuo J, Hu Y

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interest. 13. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 May;106:108141. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108141. Epub 2023 Apr 11. Pseudo-Stener lesion due to proximal ulnar collateral ligament rupture: A case report. Lerman G(1), Bullock R(2), Trzeciak M(2). Author information: (1)Valley Consortium...

Basic Sciences - Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament

OrthoMedia | 2024

Complete tear of ulnar collateral ligament of thumb

Radiopaedia.org | 2024

Gamekeeper's/Skier's Thumb and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Examination

OrthoMedia | 2022

Thumb ulnar collateral ligament tear

Radiopaedia.org | 2019 | Bahman Rasuli

Partial tear of ulnar collateral ligament of thumb

Radiopaedia.org | 2019 | Utkarsh Kabra

[Skier's thumb].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde | 2013 | Mahajan M, Rhemrev SJ

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 4. Hand Clin. 2023 Aug;39(3):367-377. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2023.03.002. Epub 2023 May 11. Management of Complex Hand and Wrist Ligament Injuries. Langdell HC(1), Zhang GX(2), Pidgeon TS(2), Ruch DS(1), Klifto CS(2), Mithani SK(3). Author information: (1)Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. (2)Depart...

Ulnar collateral ligament tear - thumb

Radiopaedia.org | 2018 | Wadah Ahmed

Injuries to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint (Gamekeeper’s Thumb)

Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: a Team Approach | 2018 | S. Brent Brotzman, Steven R. Novotny

Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries (Gamekeeper’s and Skier’s Thumb)

Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship | 2017 | Andrew Campbell, Hisham M. Awan

August Image Quiz: Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury

JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants | 2016

Ulnar collateral ligament avulsion - thumb

Radiopaedia.org | 2015 | Maulik Patel

Ulnar collateral ligament avulsion - thumb

Radiopaedia.org | 2015 | Maulik Patel

The skier's thumb.

Acta orthopaedica Belgica | 1999 | Heim D

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 6. Sports Med. 1995 Jan;19(1):73-9. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199519010-00006. Skier's thumb. Treatment, prevention and recommendations. Fricker R(1), Hintermann B. Author information: (1)Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland. Skier's thumb is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) which...

Shoulder injuries from alpine skiing and snowboarding. Aetiology, treatment and prevention.

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) | 1998 | Kocher MS, Dupré MM, Feagin JA Jr

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 15. Clin Sports Med. 2020 Apr;39(2):443-455. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2019.12.003. Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Ulnar and Radial Collateral Ligament Injuries. Daley D(1), Geary M(2), Gaston RG(3). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics and Physical Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Suite 708, Charleston, SC 29425, U...

Pitfalls in sonography of the Gamekeeper's thumb.

European radiology | 1997 | Hergan K, Mittler C, Oser W

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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury of the Thumb (Gamekeeper's or Skier's Thumb)

Instructions for Sports Medicine Patients | 2012 | Marc R. Safran, James Zachazewski, David A. Stone

Skier's thumb. Treatment, prevention and recommendations.

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) | 1995 | Fricker R, Hintermann B

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 7. Stener Lesion. Lucerna A(1), Rehman UH(2). In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan–. 2023 Jun 12. Author information: (1)Rowan University SOM/Jefferson Health (2)Michigan State / Mclaren Ulnar collateral injuries of the thumb are common.  These injuries can range from a mild sprain, partial to complete ligamentou...

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Thumb (Gamekeeper's Thumb, Skier's Thumb)

Essential Orthopaedics | 2010 | Jack Ingari, Gary Blum

Gamekeeper's thumb.

The Orthopedic clinics of North America | 1992 | Newland CC

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(49):A6398. [Skier's thumb]. [Article in Dutch] Mahajan M(1), Rhemrev SJ. Author information: (1)Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, locatie Westeinde, afd. Chirurgie, Den Haag. Skier's thumb is a partial or complete rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb. It is an injury that rather...

Cross-country skiing injuries and biomechanics.

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) | 1989 | Renstrom P, Johnson RJ

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 10. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1996 Jun;(327):79-84. doi: 10.1097/00003086-199606000-00012. Bony skier's thumb injuries. Husband JB(1), McPherson SA. Author information: (1)Park Nicollet Hand Center, St. Louis Park, MN, USA. Avulsion fractures of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint (bony skier's thumb) may result in chronic ins...

Bony skier's thumb injuries.

Clinical orthopaedics and related research | 1996 | Husband JB, McPherson SA

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 11. Orthopade. 1989 Aug;18(4):273-82; discussion 283. [Skier's thumb]. [Article in German] Wilhelm K(1), Kreusser T, Euler E. Author information: (1)Handchirurgische Abteilung der Chirurgischen Poliklinik Innenstadt der Universität München. Over a period of 9 years (1979-1988), more than 1000 patients have been seen in the Department of Hand Surgery with a...

[Skier's thumb injury in the child].

Helvetica chirurgica acta | 1994 | Berger C, Holzach P, Matter P

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 18. Clin Sports Med. 2015 Jan;34(1):117-26. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2014.09.004. Epub 2014 Oct 11. Thumb ulnar collateral and radial collateral ligament injuries. Schroeder NS(1), Goldfarb CA(2). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 2550 23rd Street, Building 9, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA...

Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb

Injury | 1993 | S.H. Bostock, M.A. Morris

[Skier's thumb].

Der Orthopade | 1989 | Wilhelm K, Kreusser T, Euler E

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 12. BMC Surg. 2024 Mar 15;24(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s12893-024-02382-7. U-shaped kirschner wire transfixation: effective treatment for Skier's thumb. Ma S(1), Zuo J(1)(2), Hu Y(3). Author information: (1)Graduate School of Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 QiXiangTai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, P. R. China. (2)The Second Hospital of Tangshan, Tan...