Hand/Wrist News

Use of electric scooters, also known as e-scooters, has increased since its introduction, according to a market research report from 2022 that estimated the North American e-scooter market will reach $15.41 billion by 2029.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed conservative treatment may lead to resolution of olecranon bursitis without complications, infections, atrophy, skin depigmentation or surgery.

BOSTON — Researchers from Madrid found a posterior interosseous artery adipofascial flap technique was safe for treatment of patients with distal radioulnar joint osteoarthritis, based on results presented here.

Results presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting showed patient factors, such as sex, race and insurance status, may influence receipt of regional anesthesia during surgery.

Published results showed intra-articular injection provided significantly greater pain relief and functional improvement of thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis at 3 months compared with extra-articular injection.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed patients with chronic thumb ulnar collateral ligament injuries had a higher rate of failure compared with patients who had acute injuries.

BOSTON — Use of topical analgesics significantly improved pain scores in most patients with symptomatic hand and wrist osteoarthritis; however, according to researchers, the treatment is an undesirable long-term maintenance therapy option.

BOSTON — Excisional biopsies of soft tissue sarcoma of the hand are associated with more positive margins and a longer time to patients’ first intervention vs. incisional/needle biopsies, results of a study showed.

BOSTON — Long-term results showed significantly stronger pinch strength after patients with metacarpophalangeal arthritis underwent carpometacarpal arthroplasty with metacarpophalangeal fusion vs. carpometacarpal arthroplasty alone.

BOSTON — In this video, Richard Schaefer, MD, discusses a prospective study of provider and patient satisfaction with sutureless trigger finger release performed with ultrasound-guided assistance.