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Tourniquets are compressive devices that occlude venous and arterial blood flow to limbs and are commonly used in upper limb surgery. With the potential risk of complications, there is some debate as to whether tourniquets should continue to be routinely used. In this review, we first look at the different designs, principles, and practical considerations associated with the use of tourniquets in...
Background Needle aponeurotomy and collagenase injection are alternative treatments of Dupuytren’s contracture to open partial fasciectomy; however, reported data are difficult to interpret without a formal systematic review. Methods A Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane database search was performed, and 277 articles were identified. Articles were stratified by level of evidence, and those of the highest...
Background Complications with the use of the Artelon spacer in thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthritis include inflammation, osteolysis, and persistent pain. We evaluated our short-term results and complications. Methods A retrospective review of 29 patients was performed. Pre- and postoperative radiographs, operative techniques, complications, and subsequent surgeries were analyzed. Pearson’s...
Purpose Open fasciectomy represents a standard treatment of Dupuytren’s disease. Although patients are commonly immobilized in extension to prevent postoperative contracture formation, immobilizing the extremity under tension may precipitate a flare reaction and scar-related complications. This study explores the incidence of flare reaction and other complications with postoperative tension-free splinting...
Background Open trigger finger release is generally considered a simple low-risk procedure. Reported complication rates vary widely from 1 to 43 %, mostly based on small studies. Our goal was to determine the incidence of complications in a large consecutive series, while also identifying potential risk factors. Methods All open trigger finger releases performed from 2006 to 2009 by four fellowship-trained...
Background The purpose of our study was to identify postoperative results and complications using a percutaneous approach to treat Dupuytren's contracture in a consecutive series of patients. Methods A review of all patients with Dupuytren's contracture treated with percutaneous needle aponeurotomy (NA) from 2008 to 2010 was performed. Patient demographics, digits affected, and disease severity...
Background Opioids are routinely prescribed after hand surgery, but there is limited research about surgeon variation in prescription patterns and attitudes toward the use of these drugs. We sought to examine hand surgeons’ attitudes, beliefs, and self-reported practices regarding the use of opioids. Methods An invitation to an online cross-sectional survey was sent to 3225 hand surgeons across...
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