Hand/Wrist News

Although fireworks can be an enjoyable addition to many celebrations, operators and spectators can be at risk for burns and blast injuries, as well as soft tissue and bone damage that may require amputations, multiple surgeries and hospitalizations. To help reduce the risk of injuries from fireworks, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand released a position statement warning of the dangers associated with fireworks.

The FDA announced it has granted Imagen permission to market OsteoDetect, a type of computer-aided detection and diagnosis software that can detect wrist fractures in adult patients, according to a press release. The software is intended to be used by clinicians in primary care, emergency medicine, urgent care and specialty care, such as orthopedics.

Most patients who underwent elective surgery reported using no or few opioids after they were discharged, according to a presentation at the American Surgical Association Annual Meeting.

Patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis treated with adalimumab experienced no significant alleviation of pain, synovitis or bone marrow lesions compared with patients treated with placebo, according to results presented at a meeting.

Newly trained, board-eligible orthopedic surgeons were more likely to perform arthroscopic distal clavicle excision compared to open treatment for acromioclavicular joint arthritis, according to results published in Arthroscopy.

The FORTE Summer School this year takes place across 5 full days of lectures from 2 to 6 July in Milan with both a Comprehensive Review Course of knowledge for junior residents and an European Board of Orthopedics and Traumatology preparation course for residents approaching the exam. The format of the FORTE Summer School provides time for the exchange of clinical and training experiences and the opportunity to network with participants from more than 20 countries, as well as expert faculty from the European specialist societies during the formal and informal social programs.

With the release of the hoverboard in 2015 came 26,854 injuries treated in United States EDs related to the product, with the most commonly affected area being the wrist, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

NEW ORLEANS — Carpometacarpal arthroplasty with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition yielded low revision rates when performed on patients younger than the age of 50 with symptomatic carpometacarpal arthritis, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — The unplanned ER or urgent care visits patients have within 7 days of undergoing outpatient carpal tunnel release are rare events that an investigator here said are measurable and can usually be avoided through better pain management practices.

NEW ORLEANS — When hand surgeons repaired either one or two veins in conjunction with single-digit replants, fewer transfusions were required and there was better survivorship of the replants, according to a presenter from NYU Langone Health.