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A recent advance is the progression to 'wide awake hand surgery.' [8] In a few countries such as Sweden, Finland and Singapore, hand surgery is recognized as a clinical specialty in its own right, [9] with a formal four to six years hand surgery resident training program. Hand surgeons going through these programs are trained in all aspects of ...
The Living Textbook of Hand Surgery is an editable and updatable open access textbook for hand surgery in English. Chapters undergo peer review before publication. In accordance with the Budapest Declaration of the Open Access Movement, this textbook is freely available using Creative Commons licenses.
Joint replacement of the hand is a procedure that was invented by the Scottish scientist, Mitchell McGuire. The procedure was considered a major breakthrough in the medical field at the time. However, it is now considered an almost standard operation. The first successful surgery of this kind was conducted on 21 December 1992, in New York City, US.
Surgery, either open or endoscopic is a way to treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A meta-analysis supports the conclusion that endoscopic carpal tunnel release is favored over the open carpal tunnel release in terms of a reduction in scar tenderness and increase in grip and pinch strength at a 12-week follow-up [ 4 ]
The Krukenberg procedure separates the bony remnants of the forearm into a makeshift pincer. The procedure involves separating the ulna and radius for below-elbow amputations, and in cases of congenital absence of the hand, to provide a pincerlike grasp that is motored by the pronator teres muscle.
Hand injuries when not treated on time can result in long term morbidity. [6] Simple hand injuries do not typically require antibiotics as they do not change the chance of infection. [7] Many hand injuries need surgery, but the time from injury to surgery (delays of up to 4 days) doesn't increase the chance of infection [8]
One Stop Wide Awake (OSWA) is a surgical model [1] which was initially developed for hand surgery in the United Kingdom. It is recognized as effective by the Royal Society of Medicine . The model centres on complete surgical care within one management stop, and with reduced risks due to the avoidance of general anesthesia , regional anaesthesia ...
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) was founded in 1946 to facilitate the exchange of information related to problems of the hand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the oldest and largest medical specialty society in the United States devoted to the care of the hand.