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I just returned from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting that was held in Toronto. Unfortunately, it was probably the least informative, lowest-value meeting of that society that I have ever attended. Nevertheless, one product that has been released that was being demonstrated there will prove to…
Read MoreNerve injuries still occur. It is a real, everyday thing when a person inadvertently cuts themselves with a very sharp knife or utility knife or perhaps on a piece of cut glass working sheet metal. It can be a self-defense wound against a knife-wielding assailant. Ideally, when a nerve is…
Read MoreIn years gone by, joint fusion- bonding bones together to eliminate painful motion- was the only way to treat advanced arthritis. In the late 1960s, joint replacement as we know it today became a reasonable option. Based on extensive anatomic research, denervation, or removal of nerves going to the responsible…
Read MoreJung, et al., in Hand 2018, Vol. 13, pages 137-142, published a meta-analysis (comparison of data in the literature) on private, i.e. non-work-related, and worker’s compensation-treated patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. They found that worker’s compensation patients took almost five weeks longer to return to work and were 16% less…
Read MoreThere has recently been a load of attention given to opioid use and abuse in the United States. There is evidence that most patients are being given a lot more medication than they have required to treat potential postoperative pain. In a large study reported in the Journal of Hand…
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