Log in or Sign up for Free to view tailored content for your specialty!
Hand/Wrist News
Obesity, smoking did not negatively impact surgical treatment of distal radius fractures
Patients who were obese or smokers who underwent surgical treatment for distal radius fractures experienced excellent radiographic and functional outcomes postoperatively at 1 year, according to published results.
14-year-old patient with left arm mass
A 14-year-old patient with no significant past medical history presented with a 2-year history of a left arm mass. On exam, the patient was neurovascularly intact with full strength and intact sensation throughout her left upper extremity. There was a firm, semi-mobile mass located over the dorsal ulnar left forearm. The mass had a negative Tinel’s sign, and she had no palpable lymph nodes. MRI showed a heterogeneous mass on the dorsal ulnar left forearm, with indeterminate features, that was closely associated with the radius (Figure 1). Biopsy was consistent with low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma. CT of the chest was negative for metastatic disease. Wide resection was planned without radiotherapy secondary to the patient’s age. In anticipation of the need for soft tissue and potential bony reconstruction, a CT angiogram of the bilateral lower extremities was obtained (Figure 2). Despite the patient having palpable dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses, the angiogram revealed absence of the bilateral posterior tibial arteries.
Log in or Sign up for Free to view tailored content for your specialty!
BLOG: Case study 52-year-old right hand-dominant woman
by Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS
Telephone questionnaire may decrease electrodiagnostic testing for carpal tunnel syndrome
LAS VEGAS — Use of a carpal tunnel syndrome telephone screening questionnaire decreased electrodiagnostic testing and made referral to a surgeon more efficient, according to results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.
Several factors associated with late digit replantation failure
LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed leeching while in hospital and avulsion injury mechanism were associated with late digit replantation failures.
Multi-digit replantation more cost-effective vs single-digit replantation
LAS VEGAS — Multi-digit finger replantation may be more cost-effective compared with single-digit replantation, according to results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.
Radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma of the hand did not yield worse outcomes
LAS VEGAS — Use of radiotherapy in patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the hand was not associated with worse functional outcomes compared with patients who did not receive radiotherapy, according to results presented here.
Endoscopic carpal tunnel release had better outcomes vs open carpal tunnel release
LAS VEGAS — Patients who underwent endoscopic carpal tunnel release experienced a quicker recovery and better patient-reported outcomes compared with patients who underwent open carpal tunnel release, according to results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.
Early protected movement of Boxer’s fractures yielded improved outcomes vs splinting
LAS VEGAS — Early protected movement improved functional outcomes compared with immobilization and splinting in patients with Boxer’s fractures, according to results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.
Satisfaction increased with time in older patients with distal radius fractures
LAS VEGAS — Patients 60 years of age or older reported satisfaction with treatment of distal radius fractures when they recovered slightly more than half of their grip strength and two-thirds of their wrist arc of motion, according to results presented here.
-
Headline News
CDC confirms pediatric case of bird flu in California, first in US child
November 22, 20242 min read -
Headline News
GLP-1s may curb alcohol consumption in those with obesity
November 22, 20242 min read -
Headline News
‘You can have much more control’: The rise of in-house specialty pharmacies
November 25, 202411 min read
-
Headline News
CDC confirms pediatric case of bird flu in California, first in US child
November 22, 20242 min read -
Headline News
GLP-1s may curb alcohol consumption in those with obesity
November 22, 20242 min read -
Headline News
‘You can have much more control’: The rise of in-house specialty pharmacies
November 25, 202411 min read