Hand & Wrist
Latest News
Bigfoot, Bermuda Triangle, ‘No Lido With Epi’?
Myth of gangrenous potential when using combination of epinephrine and lidocaine in procedures in areas of low blood flow is addressed.
Latest News
Surgery Shows Longer-Term Benefits for Dupuytren Contracture
At 2 years, the success rate was maintained for surgery, but not for the other two invasive treatments.
Conference Coverage
New ESC guidelines for cutting CV risk in noncardiac surgery
The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations, compared...
From the Journals
Add AFib to noncardiac surgery risk evaluation: New support
Preexisting atrial fibrillation should again be part of pre–noncardiac surgery cardiac risk assessment, argues a new report.
From the Journals
Analysis: Surgery may not be better than casting for some wrist fractures
If a closed reduction of the fracture can be achieved, clinicians “may consider the application of a molded plaster cast as a safe and cost-...
Conference Coverage
Standardized protocol guides therapies to reduce VTE after arthroplasty
Article
Fragility Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment
Clinical Review
Upper Extremity Injuries in Soccer
Original Research
Screw Fixation Without Bone Grafting for Delayed Unions and Nonunions of Minimally Displaced Scaphoids
Original Research
Volumetric Considerations for Valving Long-Arm Casts: The Utility of the Cast Spacer
The goal of this study is to investigate the influence of incorporating cast spacers with valved long-arm casts. We hypothesized that...
Original Research
Multi-Modal Pain Control in Ambulatory Hand Surgery
We evaluated postoperative pain control and narcotic usage after thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty or open reduction and internal...