Hand/Wrist News

BOSTON — High rates of healing and similar range of motion were seen in cases of distal radius fracture treated with open reduction and internal fixation and concomitant ulna fracture whether the distal ulna was treated either operatively or nonoperatively, according to a presentation at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Patients with trigger finger who received an injection of lidocaine with corticosteroid experienced more pain without significant delayed benefits of pain relief compared to a placebo group, according to results presented here.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed proximal row carpectomy may yield better outcomes among patients with stage 2 scapholunate advanced collapse or scaphoid non-union advanced collapse patterns of wrist arthritis compared with four-corner arthrodesis.

BOSTON — At the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Asif M. Ilyas, MD, spoke about a study that compared the use of acetaminophen, ibuprofen and oxycodone after hand surgery. He said surgeons should consider giving patients a non-opioid for pain management after carpel tunnel release.

BOSTON — Patients with displaced intra-articular distal radius fractures who underwent arthroscopy in addition to open reduction and internal fixation did not experience better function compared with open reduction and internal fixation alone, according to results presented here.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed collagenase injections for Dupuytren’s contracture were safe in patients who were anticoagulated, regardless of the type of anticoagulation.

BOSTON — Despite more pain and larger skin ruptures directly after treatment among patients who received collagenase injection, investigators found no significant differences between the treatment and percutaneous needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren’s contracture.

BOSTON — Compared with patients who had no reduction, pediatric patients with brachial plexus injuries who required surgical reduction experienced greater abduction contracture, which may lead to greater overhead motion but showed high risk for loss of midline function and lower perceived outcomes, according to results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed patients undergoing upper extremity surgery were unlikely to develop a prolonged need for opioid medication if they were not exposed to controlled substances prior to surgery.

BOSTON — Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed use of non-opioid analgesia may be safe and efficacious after outpatient hand surgery.