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November 9, 2024
Arthritis vs. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Understanding the Key Differences When it comes to hand pain or stiffness, two common culprits are arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. However, despite their similarities, these conditions have distinct symptoms that can help pinpoint the cause. Dr. Dolf Ichtertz from Nebraska Hand & Shoulder explains…
November 10, 2023
ADVANCES IN TENDON REPAIR I just returned from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting that was held in Toronto. Unfortunately, it was probably the least informative, lowest-value meeting of that society that I have ever attended. Nevertheless, one product that has been released that was being demonstrated…
September 6, 2023
Nerve injuries still occur. It is a real, everyday thing when a person inadvertently cuts themselves with a very sharp knife or utility knife or perhaps on a piece of cut glass working sheet metal. It can be a self-defense wound against a knife-wielding assailant. Ideally, when a nerve is…
June 6, 2022
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Results Vs. Total Knee Arthroplasty In this study published this year in Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, Anders Odgaard, M.D., et al. at Copenhagen University in Copenhagen, Denmark, (CORR, Vol. 00, No. 00: 1-12), the surgeons wanted to determine if early advantages of resurfacing the kneecaps rather than…
May 7, 2022
Predicting Outcomes for Carpal Tunnel Surgery Lately, there have been a number of articles published on research relating to anxiety caused by untreated carpal tunnel syndrome. It would be nice to be able to predict accurately how each person is going to react to the treatment, i.e., no pain vs.…
