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Decision Aid for Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis Reduces Patient Decision Conflict
Hand surgeons at Mass General have developed a web-based decision aid that helps patients with trapeziometacarpal arthritis choose treatment with greater confidence.
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Most Hand Surgery Patients Support Reduced Opioid Prescribing
Practice-wide policies aimed at reducing the number of opioid pills available for misuse are likely to be well received by patients, according to a Massachusetts General Hospital survey.
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Hand Postures During Exam Suggests Need for Extra Support During Recovery
During examination of a wrist, hand or finger injury, some patients exhibit protective hand postures, such as flexing their wrist when told to make a fist. Researchers have linked these nonverbal signs to thought patterns that can hinder recovery.
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Simple Measures Optimize Response to Patient-reported Outcomes Questionnaires in Orthopedics
The number of researchers involved, day of the week and time elapsed since treatment all affect patients' rates of response to questionnaires about outcomes after upper extremity orthopedic procedures.
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Lateral Epicondylitis Is a Common, Self-limited Diagnosis of Middle Age
Calcifications associated with lateral epicondylitis were present on 9% of elbow radiographs, with peak prevalence at ages 60 to 80.
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Neurectomy During Wrist Salvage Surgery is Associated with Lower Rates of Revision to Wrist Fusion
Intraoperative anterior and/or posterior interosseous nerve neurectomy was associated with less risk of conversion to wrist arthrodesis after proximal row carpectomy or four-corner arthrodesis, while smoking was associated with higher risk.
Hand and Arm contributors
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Jesse Bernard Jupiter, MD
Hand and Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hansjorg Wyss AO Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Retinacular Sling Reconstruction for Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon Subluxation Has Lasting Results -
Neal C. Chen, MD
Chief of the Hand & Arm Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Program Director, Hand Surgery Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Simple Measures Optimize Response to Patient-reported Outcomes Questionnaires in Orthopedics
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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