C. Noel Henley, MD

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Kendall Marshall’s Broken Wrist – What Is A Scaphoid Bone?

March 19, 2012 by Dr. Henley 4 Comments

anatomy of wrist bonesUniversity of North Carolina’s Kendall Marshall will have surgery to fix a fractured scaphoid bone. Surgery is scheduled for sometime today, and will involve putting a screw in the scaphoid bone, according to Kendall’s father, Dennis Marshall.

In this article I’ll show you a picture of where the scaphoid is in the wrist, and what a typical screw looks like that might be put inside the bone in surgery.

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Jay Cutler’s Thumb Fracture, Surgery, and Rehabilitation

November 24, 2011 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

Jay Cutler’s thumb fracture was most likely a displaced break in one of the three bones that make up the thumb. His total time off the field could be as long as eight weeks.
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Hands and Arms in the News – Rahm Emanuel’s Finger

January 29, 2011 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

You may have noticed that former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s right middle finger is missing. What happened?

Rahm Emanuel's finger

from The Economist - www.economist.com

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How Can Steven Jackson Play With a Broken Finger?

October 30, 2010 by Dr. Henley Leave a Comment

steven jackson of the St. Louis Rams

How can Rams running back Steven Jackson play against the Carolina Panthers if he just had surgery this week (Monday)?

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Hands and Arms on Film – Val Kilmer’s Elbow

October 1, 2010 by Dr. Henley 1 Comment

elbowIn this scene from Heat, with Robert DeNiro, Kilmer and DeNiro’s characters have a conversation in a beach house.

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Mallet Finger Injury

“my finger doesn’t work”“my finger is bent”“my finger won’t straighten”“my finger is drooped” These are several of the most common things I hear when patients come in with a mallet finger.  A mallet finger is the name for a ruptured (torn) tendon at the tip of the finger. A tendon rupture is where a tendon […]

Bad Thumb Arthritis – What Does It Look Like?

The video below shows a patient’s thumb moving back and forth. As you’ll see, most of the range of motion is at the MP (metacarpophalangeal) joint. This is abnormal – in a normal thumb, the majority of the motion is through the CMC (carpometacarpal joint, at the base of the thumb). When the CMC joint […]

Forearm Fractures In Kids – What Parents Need To Know

Bones in children are different from bones in adults. They break differently and they respond differently to injury. Some fractures occur both in adults and kids – some fractures occur only in children. Forearm fractures occur in both, with some important differences. This article will cover some of the basics of forearm fractures in kids. […]

Fingertip Ganglion Cysts – Mucous Cysts

The most common tumor in the finger is a ganglion cyst. A ganglion cyst is simply a fluid-filled sac. It can be visible from the outside or buried deep underneath the skin. Sometimes it causes symptoms like soreness and pain; other times patients have no idea it’s there. What is a mucous cyst? Ganglion cysts […]

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