Hand & Wrist

Original Research

Dual Radial Styloid and Volar Plating for Unstable Fractures of the Distal Radius

Author:

Matthew R. Garner, MD

Patrick C. Schottel, MD

Ryan R. Thacher, BA

Stephen J. Warner, MD, PhD

Dean G. Lorich, MD†

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Conference Coverage

For women with RA, small-joint surgery rate nearly twice that of men

Author:

Doug Brunk

SAN DIEGO – The rate of small-joint procedures is declining for both sexes.

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Original Research

Treating Unstable Distal Radius Fractures With a Nonspanning External Fixation Device: Comparison With Volar Locking Plates in Historical Control Group

Author:

C. Liam Dwyer, MD

Nicholas E. Crosby, MD

Timothy Cooney, MS

William Seeds, MD

John D. Lubahn, MD

We conducted a study to compare functional and radiographic outcomes of unstable comminuted intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with a...

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Conference Coverage

Carpal tunnel syndrome may flag cardiac amyloidosis in elderly

Author:

Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD

DALLAS – Tenosynovial amyloidosis signaled cardiac involvement in some patients undergoing carpal tunnel release surgery.

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Original Research

Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture After Steroid Injections in Patients With Medicare

Author:

Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

Kevin L. Ong, PhD

Edmund Lau, MS

Steven M. Kurtz, PhD

Steven D. Glassman, MD

To further evaluate the relationship between steroid injections and osteoporotic fracture risk, we analyzed Medicare administrative claims data on...

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Clinical Review

Distal Radius Fractures: Reconstruction Approaches, Planning, and Principles

Author:

Richard S. Yoon, MD

Vineet Tyagi, MD

Susanne M. Roberts, MD

John T. Capo, MD

Frank A. Liporace, MD

Distal radius fracture (DRF) is a common injury. Treatment options have evolved and now...

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Original Research

Percutaneous Release of Trigger Digits

Author:

Noah D. Weiss, MD

Madeline B. Richter, BS

Stenosing flexor tenosynovitis, or trigger finger, has been treated with open, endoscopic...

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Case Reports

Postpartum Treatment of Metastatic Recurrent Giant Cell Tumor of Capitate Bone of Wrist

Author:

Robert L. Satcher, MD, PhD

Vinod Ravi, MD

Wei-Lien Wang, MD, PhD

Scott Oates, MD

Giant cell tumors (GCTs) are aggressive benign lesions that occur in the bone epiphysis....

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Video

Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release

Author:

Noah D. Weiss, MD

Madeline B. Richter, BS

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Case Reports

Trans-Scaphoid Transcapitate Perilunate Fracture-Dislocation

Author:

Vasilios A. Kontogeorgakos, MD

Andreas F. Mavrogenis, MD

Panayiotis Megaloikonomos, MD

Georgios Panagopoulos, MD

Vasilios Mandalos, MD

Leonidas Badras, MD

Trans-scaphoid transcapitate (TSTC) perilunate fracture-dislocation (PLFD) is a rare type of perilunate injury. Because of the rarity and...

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Original Research

Multimodality Approach to a Stener Lesion: Radiographic, Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Surgical Correlation

Author:

Jonathan Tresley, MD

Adam D. Singer, MD

Elizabeth A. Ouellette, MD

Jason Blaichman, MD

Paul D. Clifford, MD

The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint is a static stabilizer that may rupture from a hyperabduction injury....

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