Mano y muñeca / HAND/WRIST / Healio-Orthopedics

Low-profile titanium dorsal plating may be viable for distal radius fractures
For patients with unstable, displaced distal radius fractures, low-profile titanium dorsal plating was a safe and viable alternative, according to study results. Read more

Ring offers a perspective on outcomes of revision surgical treatment of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome
BOSTON — At the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, David C. Ring, MD, PhD, spoke about the outcomes of revision surgery for the treatment of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome. Watch video

Earlier return to function experienced with accelerated rehabilitation after ORIF
Compared with patients with an unstable distal radial fracture who followed a more standard rehabilitation protocol, patients who followed an accelerated rehabilitation protocol after treatment with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) had an earlier return to function, according to recently published data. Read more