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Interview 2: Martin Boyer, President of the Hand Society

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Episode 15. Our second guest on the Upper Hand Podcast is the current President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Martin I. Boyer, MD. In our conversation with Dr. Boyer, we learn about his plans for his presidential year, focused on fellow education. We also learn about the response of the ASSH […]

Part 2: Hand Surgery Literature Update, 2019

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Episode 15: Chuck and Chris review Chris' JBJS review on the hand surgery literature for 2019. This is the second part of the discussion of scaphoid nonunions, the role of denervation, tendon, replantation, and a brief discussion of opioids. theupperhandpodcast.wustl.edu As always, in these stressful times, I always recommend more @iampetermartin- jazz piano relaxation.

Part 1: Hand Surgery Literature Update, 2019

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Episode 14: Chuck and Chris discuss Chris' 2020 JBJS review on the hand surgery literature for 2019. This is Part I of II with a discussion of thumb CMC arthritis and distal radius fractures, among other topics. Because of the crazy times, we also give some COVID-19 updates. theupperhandpodcast.wustl.edu And, in these stressful times, I […]

Emergency Podcast: COVID-19

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Chris and Chuck review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community and our practices, our training program, and we share some of the adjustments that have been made. We recognize the rapid pace of change and the variability from community to community, state to state, and country to country.

7 Clinical Pearls

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Episode 11 evaluates 7 clinical pearls that Chuck and Chris use to maximize their practice efficiency. We hope that our discussion of these tips and tricks provide something for you to consider in your own practice. Really this is Chuck and Chris sharing some of our favorite pearls that we believe make us better hand […]

Interview 1: Brent Graham, Journal of Hand Surgery Editor

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Our first guest on the Upper Hand Podcast is the Journal of Hand Surgery Editor in Chief, Brent Graham. We learn about Dr. Graham's training, career, and path to Editor. We learn more about Dr. Graham's insights into the world of hand surgery and journal editing. Dr. Graham also hosts a podcast for the Journal […]

7 Wack Gigs

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Episode 10.7 Wack Gigs explores what we can learn when surgeries don't go quite like we planned. Wack definition- "bad, messed up".Gig definition- "live musical performance' We are indebted to @iampetermartin for both his music and the concept of exploring this concept. We evaluate what we can learn when surgeries veer off the planned path. […]

Scaphoid 2- Surgical Treatment, the Volar Approach, Nonunions, and Therapy

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In Scaphoid 2, we discuss our most common strategies for operative management, including when and how to go dorsal vs volar, when and how we like to use bone graft, and when angular correction is needed. We review our postoperative protocols for immobilization, therapy, and return to activity. Technical pearls shared. Thank you to @iampetermartin […]

Scaphoid 1- Diagnosis and the Dorsal Approach

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Scaphoid 1. In this episode, we discuss the diagnosis of scaphoid fractures including the role of advanced imaging. We then discuss our approaches on the operative and nonoperative care including patient counseling. In this episode, we focus our operative discussion on the dorsal approach including tips and technical tricks for the surgical approach. Thanks to […]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2- Surgery and Outcomes

February 23, 2020

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Chris and I talk about the technical aspects of carpal tunnel surgery including our approach, open versus endoscopic, and other controversies. Thanks to @IamPeterMartin for the amazing jazz piano.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1- Diagnosis and Initial Treatment

February 16, 2020

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We talk about one of the most common diagnoses in any upper extremity surgeon's practice- carpal tunnel syndrome. This episode is mostly about our approach to the patient and the steps we take in assessing the patient and making a diagnosis. We review important considerations such as: key patient complaints, which diagnostic tests help most, […]

Hands in the News: Metacarpal Fractures

February 11, 2020

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We discuss our general approach to metacarpal fractures, which were recently in the news due to Steph Curry’s injury. We talk through our decision tree, how we treat non-operatively, how we treat surgically, and return to activity/play considerations.

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