Hand/Wrist News

Results of a small series indicated that flexible intramedullary nailing of both-bone forearm fractures in adolescents was safe and effective.

A recently presented longitudinal outcomes study has offered mixed news on treating proximal humeral fractures with hemiarthroplasty: the first 2 years show impressive results, followed by deterioration over the ensuing 3 years.

For the first time, a prospective, randomized trial has compared the results of patients treated with an active therapy program and those treated with a passive motion program after zone-II flexor tendon repair.

OSLO — An arthroscopic method to repair massive rotator cuff tears has become the preferred technique used by members of the Orthopaedics Department at Hospital Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic, mostly due to results of a comparative study that surgeons there recently conducted and published.

Swedish investigators found that patients with distal radius fractures regained near full function of their fractured wrist after undergoing open reduction and internal fixation with a volar fixed-angle plate, although the results were no better than those seen using an external fixation device.

MADRID — The use of regional nerve block anesthesia for hand surgery has benefits for both the patient and the hospital, one physician has said.

A meta-analysis revealed similar results between surgical and conservative treatment of acute scaphoid fractures.

MADRID — A group of investigators from the United Kingdom have reported that they have found reliable results using a distal volar locking plate for the treatment of unstable distal radius fractures.

MADRID — Operative treatment for grade III acromio-clavicular dislocation has been controversial, but gaining proponents throughout the years. A study presented here by a Swiss orthopaedic researcher indicated that operative treatment for these injuries may not be advised.

For our fourth annual meeting on the islands, in 2011 Orthopedics Today Hawaii moves to Kauai, the garden isle.