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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 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 MorePatient Satisfaction with Collagenase rather than Surgery for Dupuytren\'s Disease Collagenase injection for mild to moderate Dupuytren\'s contracture is used to rupture the Dupuytren\'s cord and improve the posture of one\'s finger without actual removal of the otherwise prominent disease. A study by Witthaut reported 71% of patients being very…
Read MoreComputers and CTS - Is there an association? To date I have been unconvinced from the literature and personal experience that use of computers ties to the development or progression of carpal tunnel syndrome. An article by Mediouni, Bodin and Dale published in the British Medical Journal Open in 2015,…
Read MoreThere is a controversy about how patients treated for carpal tunnel syndrome who depend on being able to operate independently in a wheelchair will come out. A historic article from Ranchos Los Amigos in Los Angeles years ago claimed, in general, a poor result in carpal tunnel release in paraplegics,…
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