Hand/Wrist News

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has issued comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation advocating for physician involvement in the design and implementation of alternative payment models.

ChatGPT correctly answered 54.3% of questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination, a grade that corresponds with those from a postgraduate year-1 orthopedic resident, according to published results.

SAN DIEGO — The ability to recognize common osteoarthritis risk factors will become increasingly critical in the coming decades, as recent data project the global prevalence of the disease will reach 1 billion by 2050, noted a speaker here.

THOROFARE, N.J. — We are deeply saddened by the devastating and deadly impact of the wildfires that swept through the island of Maui in Hawaii a month ago.

Published results showed women are underrepresented among orthopedic fellowship program directors, especially in orthopedic sports medicine, shoulder and elbow, and adult reconstruction subspecialties.

Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery showed an opioid-free perioperative protocol effectively provided pain relief for patients undergoing thumb carpometacarpal joint arthroplasty.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, conventional ventilation and laminar airflow were effective for keeping methylmethacrylate fumes below harmful levels during closed bone cement mixing under vacuum.

According to published results, adverse events are common after diaphyseal forearm fracture surgery, thus these procedures may require special consideration and personnel.

For the 14th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the United States for orthopedic care, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey.

A healthy 25-year-old man presented to the ED after accidentally injuring his left hand with a circular saw while cutting lumber.