Biography

Ignacio Juan Francisco Uriburu BellouardArgentine hand surgeon (Buenos Aires 08 September 1940 – Buenos Aires 17 October 2008)

From French descent

Described a new variant of the compression syndrome of the deep motor branch at the piso-hamate hiatus and named piso-hamate hiatus syndrome

With F.J. Morchio & J.C. Marin. Compression of syndrome of the deep motor branch of the ulnar nerve (piso-hamate hiatus syndrome). J. Bone Joint Surg. 58A:145-7, 1976

DESCRIBED TECHNIQUES

With A.E. Olazabal & M. Ciaffi. Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: surgical technique and results of “stabilized resection-arthroplasty”. J. Hand Surg. 17A:598-604, 1992

With F.J. Morchio, J. Marín & A. Olazabal. Arthrosis trapecio-metacarpiana. Tecnica personal. Rev. Soc. Arg. Ortop. Traumatol. 41:381-9 & 498, 1976

RELEVANT PAPERS

With V.D. Levy. Intraosseous ganglia of the scaphoid and lunate bones: report of 15 cases in 13 patients. J. Hand Surg. 24A:508-15, 1999

With V.D. Levy. Intraosseous growth of giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath (localized nodulartenosynovitis) of the digits: report of 15 cases. J. Hand Surg. 23:732-6, 1998