Hand/Wrist News

Epinephrine with a local anesthetic is safe and effective with no instances of digital necrosis or need for phentolamine reversal in patients undergoing “wide-awake” hand and upper extremity surgery, according published results.

Physicians should encourage adults to use NSAIDs, particularly topical ones, to treat acute non-low back pain that stems from musculoskeletal injuries, according to a new guideline from the ACP and American Academy of Family Physicians.

Due to surges in COVID-19 cases reported in Texas, Florida and California, Healio Orthopedics contacted David Ring, MD, PhD; Bryan Hanypsiak, MD; Mark S. Vrahas MD, MHCDS; and Marc E. Umlas, MD, FACS, FAAOS.

Proximal row carpectomy may be preferable in treating patients with stage 2 scapholunate advanced collapse and scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse wrist arthritis, according to a published study.

For the amount of hand surgeries performed annually, hand surgery hashtags are underrepresented on social media, and surgeons are missing opportunities to promote education and market the specialty, according to presented results.

A 3D printing technique can safely and effectively facilitate the surgical treatment of intra-articular distal radius fractures, according to published results.

A 49-year-old man who was right-hand dominant presented with persistent right wrist pain and weakness 6 months after slipping and falling on ice while hiking in Iceland.

For more than 2 years, NYU Langone Health has implemented telehealth services across all orthopedic subspecialties, leading it to be prepared for the postponement of surgical procedures and office visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patients with higher pain catastrophizing scores prior to carpal tunnel release experienced lower satisfaction at 12 months postoperatively, according to published results.

On March 11, 2020, with more than 118,000 cases reported in 114 countries, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, marking it as the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus.