The nickname replaces its more technical moniker, distal hyperextinsibility, which is a fancy way of saying super flexible ligaments. It may be a cool party trick, but could it also be a health ...

From 2010 to 2022, 12% of patients in a U.S. database underwent delayed surgery for distal radius fractures. Smoking status, comorbidities, insurance type and geographic region were associated ...

Use of endovascular thrombectomy offered no benefit in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by occlusions in distal vessels, findings from three new randomized trials showed. The treatment ...

The effect of EVT for occlusion of medium or distal vessels is unclear. We randomly assigned participants with an isolated occlusion of medium or distal vessels (occlusion of the nondominant or ...

Distal myasthenia gravis (MG) can present as isolated and transient hand weakness as the only symptom, which can persist for years before the typical symptoms of the disease appear, according to a new ...

WASHINGTON, DC—A new randomized trial presented here at TCT 2024 offers no clear answer on how distal radial access performs as an alternative to conventional transradial access in patients with STEMI ...

It was updated on May 29, 2024. When designing machines, an understanding of anatomical terms such as medial and lateral, proximal and distal, and superior and inferior are helpful to know.

A drug to treat distal myopathy — a rare disorder characterized by progressive weakness of the distal muscles of the hands and feet, with patients losing the ability to walk in roughly 10 years ...

The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint connects the bones at the tips of the fingers. People with arthritis may experience pain, stiffness, and swelling in this joint. However, home remedies and ...

A broken wrist or distal radius fracture is an extremely common type of fracture. It accounts for 25% to 50% of all broken bones and is most commonly seen in older females and young males.

Distal spinal muscular atrophy (DSMA) is a rare genetic disease that causes a loss of muscle movement. It affects muscles further away from the center of the body, such as the hands, feet, and ...