Posts by Chaitanya S. Mudgal, MD
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The 7th Annual Jesse B. Jupiter International Hand Surgery Forum
The seventh annual Jesse B. Jupiter International Hand Forum was virtually hosted by Mass General on Saturday, May 21, 2022, with a thematic focus on fractures of the distal radius. The course director was Chaitanya Mudgal, MD, and associate directors were Neal Chen, MD, and Kyle Eberlin, MD.
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Review: Evaluation and Treatment of Galeazzi Fractures
Rohit Garg, MD, MBBS, and Chaitanya S. Mudgal, MD, orthopedic surgeons in the Hand and Arm Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, review the evaluation and surgical treatment of Galeazzi injuries—fractures of the radial shaft associated with disruption of the distal radioulnar joint.
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Conventional Surgery Sufficient for Proximal Pole Scaphoid Fractures with Delayed Union or Nonunion
Conventional screw fixation with local autologous bone grafting promotes healing of proximal pole scaphoid fractures that present with delayed union and nonunion.
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MRI Need Not Be Ordered Routinely for Suspected Glomus Tumor
Patients who have a visible lesion suspected of being a glomus tumor may not need MRI for confirmation if they have characteristic symptoms.
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Distinguishing Which Scapholunate Ligament Injuries with Distal Radius Fracture Need Surgical Repair
Radiographic diagnosis of scapholunate ligament injury (SLI) in the setting of distal radius fracture is suboptimal and does not often correspond with clinical concerns. Orthopedic surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital share how they proceed when preoperative films show SLI.
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For Distal Radius Fracture, Don't Overlook Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning
According to a chart review at Massachusetts General Hospital, closed reduction and percutaneous pinning restored radiographic parameters and leads to excellent range of motion in carefully selected patients with distal radius fracture.
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Surgeon Interpretations of CT Scans of Scaphoid Waist Fractures Vary Widely
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found that interpretation of computed tomography scans of scaphoid waist fractures is widely variable, suggesting that imaging alone should not guide treatment decisions about partial union.
Biography
Dr. Mudgal received his MBBS degree from Bombay University, India. He completed an Orthopaedic Residency in Bombay as well as one in Liverpool, UK, leading to his MS (Orth.) and MCh(Orth.) degrees. Dr. Mudgal went on to complete an additional Orthopaedic Residency in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program in Boston, and a Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Mudgal's clinical interests include a comprehensive array of hand and upper extremity disorders such as fractures, tendon and nerve injuries and paralytic disorders of the upper limb and arthritic conditions. He is also extremely interested in surgery of the upper limb in patients who have suffered strokes or traumatic head injuries.
Prior to joining MGH faculty Dr. Mudgal was the founding Director of the Hand Service at the Cambridge Health Alliance, in Cambridge MA.
Watch Dr. Mudgal's Grand Rounds presentation on Tendon Transfers in the Upper Limb.
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