Hand/Wrist News

Recent study results showed proportional ulnar length could be used to identify patients at risk for diminished forearm motion and radial head dislocation during childhood, and surgical intervention could potentially be offered before deterioration in function and dislocation of the radial head occurs.

Major League Baseball pitchers with lower degrees of dominant humeral torsion had more severe upper extremity injuries, and pitchers with lower side-to-side differences in torsion experienced more severe dominant upper extremity injuries, according to results of this recently published study.

Major League Baseball pitchers with lower degrees of dominant humeral torsion had more severe upper extremity injuries, and pitchers with lower side-to-side differences in torsion experienced more severe dominant upper extremity injuries, according to results of this recently published study.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released a list of commonly ordered tests or procedures that may not always be necessary in orthopedics as part of ABIM Foundation’s Choose Wisely campaign.

The Cleveland Clinic, The CORE Institute, OrthoCarolina and The Rothman Institute have jointly announced the creation of the National Orthopaedic and Spine Alliance LLC, an orthopedic physician hospital organization that aims to network high-quality and high-value providers across the United States.

Researchers found similar outcomes with one or two injections of corticosteroids in patients with trigger finger.

Patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury who underwent a double free muscle transfer for reconstruction were able to use the operative hand to perform activities in conjunction with the contralateral hand, according to results of this study.

An analysis of research presented at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons across 2 decades revealed recommendations for less aggressive treatments of pediatric upper extremity fractures, despite a trend toward more operative treatments.

Researchers from the American College of Surgeons have created a web-based Surgical Risk Calculator using information gathered from 400 different hospitals and 1.4 million patients across 1,500 surgical procedures in multiple specialties.

Injectable collagenase clostridium histolyticum has revolutionized treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture as the first nonsurgical treatment option for this condition. While the drug carries few complications and recent studies show promising outcomes and low recurrence rates with the treatment, surgery still plays a role in the care of some patients with this disease.