raumatic disruption of the volar plate (VP) is being recognized with increasing frequency as the cause of disabling hyperextension deformity of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.1-7 Although encountered in all sectors of the popula-tion, VP injury is particularly prevalent among athletes
SCD. 1. Sickle cell disease, see there. 2. Subacute combined degeneration, see there. 3. Sudden cardiac death, see there. SCD . Abbreviation for sequential compression device. ScD . Abbreviation for Doctor of Science.
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a birth defect of the heart in which there is a hole in the wall (septum) that separates the two lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart.This wall also is called the ventricular septum. Inlet Ventricular Septal Defect This is a hole in the septum near to where the blood enters the ventricles through the tricuspid and mitral valves. 2  This type of ventricular septal defect also might be part of another heart defect called an atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD).