Hand/Wrist News

Weather changes are not risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis or knee, hip or low back pain, but do appear to influence gout flares, according to a meta-analysis published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

SAN FRANCISCO — Documented cannabis use may be associated with an increased risk of scaphoid fracture nonunion compared with non-use, according to results presented here.

There is much written about the virtue of compassion, which literally means “to suffer together.” A more practical definition would be sympathetic awareness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed older, more experienced players in the National Basketball Association who had hand and wrist injuries were less likely to maintain or improve player efficiency compared with younger, less experienced players.

SAN FRANCISCO — Smokeless tobacco use may be associated with an increased nonunion risk in patients who undergo nonoperative management for a scaphoid fracture, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Tourniquet release timing did not significantly impact clinical outcomes in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed calling patients the day after minor in-office hand surgery may help guide the recovery process and reorient unhelpful catastrophic thoughts, especially among patients with concerns about recovery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed a correlation between research productivity of hand surgery fellowship programs and individual academic hand surgeons with overall industry support from indirect research funding.

After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, wait times for hand surgery increased among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in rural areas compared with urban patients for whom surgical wait times declined, according to a recent study.

Published results showed patients who received a topology-optimized splint had better functional outcomes after distal radius fracture surgery compared with patients who received traditional cast immobilization.