Hand Surgery

Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed an increase in the percentage of women matched for hand fellowship between 2017 and 2024.

Use of machine learning models may successfully predict postoperative pain experiences and risk for prolonged opioid use among patients who undergo hand surgery, according to published results.

Compared with a traditional postoperative opioid regimen, a multimodal pain management regimen increased satisfaction for patients who underwent outpatient orthopedic hand or wrist surgery, according to published results.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed calling patients the day after minor in-office hand surgery may help guide the recovery process and reorient unhelpful catastrophic thoughts, especially among patients with concerns about recovery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed a correlation between research productivity of hand surgery fellowship programs and individual academic hand surgeons with overall industry support from indirect research funding.

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

Tears of the scapholunate ligament are common wrist ligament injuries and can be partial or complete. Partial ligament tears can initially be treated nonoperatively, however operative treatment can be considered if symptoms persist.

LAS VEGAS — Automatic-populated clinical notes that are artificial intelligence-based may decrease documentation burden for hand surgery cases in the future vs. transcription services or voice recognition systems, according to a presenter.

Published results showed wide-awake local anesthesia with no tourniquet hand surgery performed in an in-office procedure room may be safe, cost effective and have a high patient satisfaction.

Use of a shared decision-making tool during hand surgery may yield equivalent or better pain control and reduce the number of opioids prescribed, according to published results.