Hand/Wrist News

Recently published data indicated four-corner arthrodesis with circular plate fixation is effective for the treatment of wrists with degenerative arthritis.

A 35-year-old, otherwise healthy, right-hand dominant man who works as a chef presented to the emergency department after a bicycle accident. He described falling from his bicycle and landing on his right hand. He reported acute pain in his right thumb and wrist with no other injuries. He had no numbness or tingling and no prior reports of hand trauma.

BioMedical Enterprises recently announced the launch of the company’s new Speed Hand and Wrist System.

SEATTLE — Suture suspension arthroplasty can provide improved function and pain relief in patients who undergo thumb carpometacarpal arthritis reconstruction, according to data presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, here.

Recently published data demonstrated that 6 weeks after distal radius fracture surgery and at suture removal, catastrophic thinking was the most consistent indicator of finger stiffness.

DePuy Synthes Trauma recently announced the U.S. launch of CONFORM Flex with Q-PACK technology, the company’s new trauma-related offering for fixation of the foot and ankle and hand and wrist.

Orthopedics Today features eight stories of importance to emerge from the Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting

Fractures of the distal radius can be treated with below-elbow or above-elbow casts, however below-elbow casts may be associated with better radiological outcomes, based on results of a prospective study presented at the 16th EFORT Congress in Prague.

SEATTLE — The presence of lymphedema following breast cancer treatment and elective hand surgery may be linked to the duration of time between the procedures, according to data presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.

SEATTLE — Research presented here found both decreased numbers of high volume surgeons and hospitals performing digital replantation and lower rates of successful digital replantation in the United States during a 15-year period, leading them to call for the establishment of national centers of excellence to improve success rates.