Journal of Hand Surgery: Recent Episodes
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Listen to Dr. Graham's interview with Drs. Hernan Roca and Nik Kazmers regarding their paper "Evaluation of Test-Retest Reliability for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Upper Extremity and Pain Interference Computer Adaptive Tests in a Hand Surgery Population" that is the lead article in the June 2025 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the Perspective of Dr. Jason Palmer on the article "Supination Peak Tourque After Inlay Versus Onlay Distal Biceps Reinsertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial" that appears in the June 2025 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Avi Giladi, senior author of the paper "Prophylactic Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Upper-Extremity Lacerations: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Private Insurance Claims", which is the lead article in the May 2025 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Dan London discuss the article "Readability of the Most Commonly Used Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Hand Surgery" by Uppal et al that appears in the May 2025 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Kyle Eberlin regarding his article "The Mangled Digit Severity Score: Determining Salvageability of Severe Digital Injuries", which is the lead article in the April 2025 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the perspective of Dr. Rachel Hooper on the article "The Mangled Digit Severity Score: Determining Salvageability of Severe Digital Injuries", which appears in the April 2025 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Jason Palmer give his perspective on the article "Arthrodesis versus ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition for thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis" that appears in the March 2025 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Grahan interviews Dr. Warren Hammert regarding his paper "Association of Ultrasound and Electrodiagnostic Studies in Patients Evaluated for Ulnar Neuropathy" that is the lead article in the March 2025 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Francisco del Pinal about his paper "Outcomes of Median Nerve Release in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 of the Hand: A Prospective Case Series", which is the lead article in the February 2025 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Ryan Schmucker discusses the article "A 3-Dimensional Printed Dynamic External Fixator for the Treatment of Proximal Interphalangeal Fracture-Dislocations: A Biomechanical Study" that appears in the February 2025 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the commentary of Dr. Ayesha Rahman on the article "Comparison of Early Versus Late Debridement Outcomes in the Management of Open Distal Radius Fractures" that appears in the January 2025 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview of Dr. Charles Goldfarb, senior author of "Reliability of Wrist Arthroscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears", which appears in the January 2025 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the commentary of Dr. Rachel Hooper on the article "Outcome of Trapeziectomy and Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition for Patients Aged Less Than 56 Years: A Retrospective Study With a Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up" which appears in the December 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Sara Chevalley about her paper "Passive Mobilization With Place-and-Hold Versus Active Mobilization Therapy After Flexor Tendon Repair: 5-Year Minimum Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial" that is the lead article in the December 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the analysis of Dr. Dan London of the article "Impact of Possible Sarcopenia and Nutritional Status on Postoperative Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Score in Geriatric Female Patients with Distal Radius Fracture" by Hosokawa et al that appears in the November 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Rachel Hooper, the lead author of "An Analysis of Surgeon Experience, Diagnostic Testing, and Treatment Recommendation For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" which is the lead article in the November 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the commentary of Dr. Ayesha Rahman on the article "Does Addition of a Longer Acting Local Anesthetic Improve Postoperative Pain After Carpal Tunnel Release? A Randomized Controlled Trial" by Chan et al, that appears in the October 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr Graham interviews Dr. Charles Goldfarb about his article "A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study: One-Year Outcomes of Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition Versus Suture Tape Suspensionplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis" that appears in th October 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the thoughts of Dr. Kalpit Shah on the article "The Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Distal Radius Fracture Outcomes", which appears in the September 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr Graham interviews Yara van Kooij about her article "The Validity and Responsiveness of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients With First Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis" that appears in the September 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the perspective of Dr. Jason Palmer on the article "Flexor Tendon Attritional Ruptures Following Distal Radius Volar Plate Fixation" that appears in the August 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Chris Dy, senior author of the paper "The Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Disability and Expected Improvement Before Surgery for Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury", which is the lead article in the August 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the thoughts of Dr. Lindsey Urband regarding the article "Four-Corner Fusion Versus Proximal Row Carpectomy for Scapholunate Advanced Collapse and Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" that appears in the July 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Harvey Chim, the senior author of the paper "Four-Corner Fusion Versus Proximal Row Carpectomy for Scapholunate Advanced Collapse and Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis", which is the lead article in the July 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the commentary of Dr. Ryan Schmucker on the article "Validation of the Root Analysis Score for C5 Viability in Pan-Brachial Plexus Injury Patients" by Wu et al that appears in the June 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. David Ruch about his article "Efficacy of Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection for Nonsurgical Management of Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials", which appears in the June 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Jacob Oeding and Dr. Nicholas Pulos regarding their paper "Diagnostic Performance of Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Scaphoid and Distal Radius Fractures: A Systematic Review", which is the lead article on the May 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to the perspective of Dr. Debra Bourne on the article "Biological versus Non-Biological Reconstruction of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Retrospective Study" that appears in the May 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Chris Grandizio and Joel Klena about their paper "A Comparison of Amyloid Deposition in Endoscopic and Open Carpal Tunnel Release", which is the lead article for the April 2024 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Scott Lifchez about his article "Selective Thumb CMC Joint Denervation vs T+LRTI for Painful Arthritis: A Prospective Study with 2 years Follow Up", which appears in the September 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to a commentary by Dr. Ben Plucknette on the article "Selective Thumb CMC Joint Denervation vs T+LRTI for Painful Arthritis: A Prospective Study with 2 years Follow Up" by Frost et al in the September 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview with Drs. Thomas Carroll and Bilal Mahmood, two of the authors of “Endoscopic versus Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery: Risk Factors and Rates of Revision Surgery", which is the lead article for the August 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Eitan Melamed give his perspective on the article “Endoscopic versus Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery: Risk Factors and Rates of Revision Surgery”, which appears in the August 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Charles Daly discusses the article "Does Radiographic Alignment Correlate With Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes and Posttreatment Complications in Older Patients Treated for Wrist Fractures?", which appears in the June 2023 issue of the The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview with Dr. David Ring regarding his paper “Factors Associated with Comfort using Telemedicine for Upper Limb Specialty Care”, which is the lead article in the July 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Andrew Lawson, lead author of the article "Does Radiographic Alignment Correlate With Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes and Posttreatment Complications in Older Patients Treated for Wrist Fractures?” that appears in the June 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Charles Daly discusses the article "Does Radiographic Alignment Correlate With Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes and Posttreatment Complications in Older Patients Treated for Wrist Fractures?", which appears in the June 2023 issue of the The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Omri Ayalon comments on the paper "Use of silicone tubes as anti-adhesion devices in a modified two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction in zone II: a retrospective study", which appears in the May 2023 issue of the The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Pedro Beredjiklian about his paper “Identifying High Direct Variable Costs of Open Carpal Tunnel Release Patients Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing”, which is the lead article in the May 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr Jeff Stepan gives his perspective on the article "A prospective clinical trial comparing denervation with suspension arthroplasty for treatment of carpometacarpal arthritis of the thumb" by Hustedt et al, that appears in the April 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Christopher Jones regarding his article "Correlation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 6 Score and Physical Exam Maneuvers With Electrodiagnostic Test Severity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Blinded Prospective Cohort Study", which is the lead article in the April 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Chris Grandizio provides his perspective on the article "Optimizing the Use of Operating Rooms by Transitioning Common Hand Surgeries Into the Office Setting" by Starr et al, which appears in the March 2023 of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Brian Starr about his paper “Optimizing the Use of Operating Rooms by Transitioning Common Hand Surgeries Into the Office Setting”, which is the lead article for the March 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. David Zeltser discusses the article "The Impact of Smoking on Delayed Osseous Union After Arthrodesis Procedures in the Hand and Wrist" by Foster et al, which appears in the February 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Melanie Major about her paper “Perception of the Virtual Interview Format in Hand Surgery Fellowship Applicants”, which is the lead article for the February 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Charlie Wilson regarding his paper “A Systematic Review of Satisfaction Measures in Hand and Wrist Surgery”, which is the lead article in the January 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Eitan Melamed discusses the article "The Environmental Impact of Open versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release" by Zhang et al, that appears in the January 2023 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Dustin Randall and Nik Kazmers about their article "Moving Minor Hand Surgeries out of the Operating Room and Into the Office-Based Procedure Room: A Population-Based Trend Analysis", which appears in the December 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Omri Ayalon discusses the article "Moving Minor Hand Surgeries Out of the Operating Room and Into the Office-Based Procedure Room: A Population Based Trend Analysis" which appears in the December 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. David Kalainov regarding his paper “Impact of an Electronic Health Record Pain Medication Prescribing Tool on Opioid Prescriptions for Postoperative Pain in Hand, Orthopedic, Plastic, and Spine Surgery Across a Health Care System”, which appears in the November 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Jeffrey Stepan discuss the article “Impact of an Electronic Health Record Pain Medication Prescribing Tool on Opioid Prescriptions for Postoperative Pain in Hand, Orthopedic, Plastic, and Spine Surgery Across a Health Care System”, which appears in the November 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Nicole Zelenski comments on the article "Is Midcarpal Arthroscopy for Suspected Scapholunate Pathology Associated With Greater Interobserver Agreement and More Frequent Offer of Surgery?", by Bakker et al, which is an Editor's Choice article in the October 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Mick Juynec and Nik Kazmers about their paper “Familial Clustering and Genetic Analysis of Severe Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis in a Large Statewide Cohort”, which is the lead article in the October 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. David Zeltser comments on the article "Risk Factors for Preventable Emergency Department Utilization after Outpatient Hand Surgery" by Shetty et al, that appears in the September 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr Graham interviews Drs. Eva Lundqvist and Marcus Sagerfors regarding their paper “Volar Locking Plate Compared With Combined Plating of AO Type C Distal Radius Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Study of 150 Cases”, which is the lead article in the September 2022 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Anne Eva Bulstra about her paper “A Machine Learning Algorithm to Estimate the Probability of a True Scaphoid Fracture After Wrist Trauma”, which is the lead article in the August 2022 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Chris Grandizio's perspective on the article "The Preoperative Cost of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" by Greenfield et al, that appears in the August 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview of Dr. Mark van der Oest regarding the paper by Notermans et al entitled "Patient-Reported Outcomes 1 Year After Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis” , which is the lead article in the July 2022 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Omri Ayalon discuss the article entitled "Patient-Reported Outcomes 1 Year After Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis", by Notermans et al, which appears in the July 2022 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Vanessa Prokuski-Lund gives her perspective on the article "Anatomic Radial Head Arthroplasty: The Importance of Implant Angle" by Cherches et al that appears in the June 2022 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview with Dr. Chris Grandizio, whose paper “The Reliability of the CTS-6 for Examiners With Varying Levels of Clinical Experience” is the lead article in the June 2022 issue of the The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Laura Sims on her paper entitled "Magnitude, Direction, Temporal Patterns, and Frequency of Loss of Distal Radius Fracture Reduction in Women 50 years and Older”, which is the lead article in the May 2022 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Eitan Melamed comments on the article "Outcomes of Secondary Trapeziectomy Following Carpometacarpal Pyrocarbon Prosthetic Arthroplasty" by Zelenski et al that appears in the May 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Nik Kazmers about his article “Cost Assessment of Plating Versus Tension Band Wiring Constructs for Treating Mayo Type 2A Olecranon Fractures”, which appears in the April 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Martin Bystrom regarding his paper "Five-Year Results of a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Collagenase Treatment Compared With Needle Fasciotomy for Dupuytren Contracture", which appears in the March 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Chris Grandizio on his paper "Evaluation of a Comprehensive Telemedicine Pathway for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comparison of Virtual and In-Person Assessments", which is the lead article in the February 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Erika Sears regarding her paper “Utilization of Diagnostic Testing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Survey of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand” , which is the lead article in the January 2022 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen To Dr. Graham's discussion with Dr. Lauren Shapiro on "How Should We Use Patient-Reported Outcome Measures at the Point of Care in Hand Surgery?” , the lead article in the December 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Jennifer Waljee regarding her paper entitled “Patterns of Upper Extremity Reconstruction for Patients With Tetraplegia Across the United States: A Retrospective Study” , the lead article in the November 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Robbert Wouters of Erasmus Medical Center, regarding his article “A Standard Set for Outcome Measurement in Patients With Hand and Wrist Conditions: Consensus by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Hand and Wrist Working Group” which appears in the October 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview with Drs. Andrew O'Brien and Amy Moore about their article “Geospatial Inefficiencies Associated With Digital Replantations at High-Volume Centers and OptimalAllocation Model for Centralization of Replantations", which is the lead article in this month's issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Kyle Eberlin, lead author of the article “Hand Trauma Network in the United States: ASSH Member Perspective Over the Last Decade” that appears in the August 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Jonas Matzon regarding his article “Reliability of Radiographs and Computed Tomography in Diagnosing Scaphoid Union After Internal Fixation”, which appears in the July 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Warren Hammert regarding his article "Evaluation of PROMIS Ability to Detect Immediate Postoperative Symptom Improvement Following Carpal Tunnel Release", which appears in the June 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Lindley Wall, senior author of the lead article in the May 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery, "Cost Comparison of Botulinum Toxin Injections Versus Surgical Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy: A Markov Model".
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Jacob Brubacher regarding his article "Rate of Bone Mineral Density Testing and Subsequent Fracture-Free Interval After Distal Forearm Fracture in the Medicare Population”, which is the lead article for the April 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Sanj Kakar interviews Drs. Julie Adams and Ryan Calfee about their approach to the problematic PIP joint fracture dislocation.
Dr Graham interviews Dr. Jessica Billig regarding her article "Variation in Use of Electrodiagnostic Testing: Analysis From the Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery”, the lead article in the March 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Erika Sears regarding her paper "The Association Between Electrodiagnostic Severity and Treatment Recommendations for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome", which is the lead article in the February 2021 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham makes his analysis of the lead article for January 2021, "A Matched Comparison of Postoperative Complications Between Smokers and Nonsmokers Following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures".
Dr Kakar interviews Drs. Tamara Rozental and Marc Richard on their approach to fractures of the distal radius.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Ranjan Gupta, chair of the ASSH Surgical Simulation Task Force on their article "Establishing Validity of a Comprehensive Hand Surgical Training and Educational Platform", which appears in the December 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
In this episode, Dr Graham interviews three hand surgeon educators, Drs. Peter Murray, Steve Moran and Tom Kaplan on the topic of trainee preparedness for hand surgery practice.
Dr Graham interviews Drs. Kanu Goyal and Azeem Malik about their article "Declining Trend in Medicare Physician Reimbursements for Hand Surgery From 2002 to 2018", which appears in the November 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Thompson Zhuang and Lauren Shapiro, two of the authors of "The Influence of Cost Information on Treatment Choice: A Mixed-Methods Study", the lead article in the October 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Chris Gandizio about his article "Telemedicine After Upper-Extremity Surgery: A Prospective Study of Program Implementation", which appears in the September 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Jessica Billig and Jennifer Waljee regarding their article "Inappropriate Preoperative Gabapentinoid Use Among Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" which appears in the August 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Nathan Morrell lead author of "A Survey of Burnout Among Members of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand", which appears in the July 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Nik Kazmers and Andy Tyser on their paper "The Prognostic Value of Preoperative Patient-Reported Function and Psychological Characteristics on Early Outcomes Following Trapeziectomy With Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition for Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis", which is the lead article in the June 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
The topic of this session is the PROMIS measurement scales. Dr. Graham hosts a discussion with three thought leaders in this field, Drs. Warren Hammert, Andy Tyser and Ryan Calfee. We cover the advantages of these instruments, their challenges and whether these scales will eventually replace legacy instruments like the DASH and MHQ.
Dr. Sanjeev Kakar interviews experts Drs. Jonathan Isaacs and Dan Osei on their management of cubital tunnel syndrome.
Dr. Sanjeev Kakar interviews experts Drs. Jonathan Isaacs and Dan Osei on their management of cubital tunnel syndrome.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. David Ring about his article "Borderline Nerve Conduction Velocities for Median Neuropathy at the Carpal Tunnel", which appears in the May 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Rob Kamal about his article, "Physical and Occupational Therapy Use and Cost After Common Hand Procedures", which appears in the April 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery
Dr Graham interviews Dr. Warren Hammert, senior author of the lead article for March 2020, "Convolutional Neural Network for Second Metacarpal Radiographic Osteoporosis Screening".
This month Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Neal Chen, Kyle Eberlin and Jonathan Lans about their article entitled "Factors Associated With Reoperation and Conversion to Wrist Fusion After Proximal Row Carpectomy or 4-Corner Arthrodesis", which appears in the February 2020 isuue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Sanj Kakar interviews Drs. Jim Higgins and Scott Wolfe on the topic of reconstruction of scaphoid non-union.
Dr. Sanj Kakar interviews Drs. Jim Higgins and Scott Wolfe on the topic of reconstruction of scaphoid non-union.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Nik Kazmers and Mick Jurynec regarding their paper "Evaluation for Kienbock Disease Familial Clustering: A Population-Based Cohort Study", the lead article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Erika Sears regarding her paper, "The Impact of Pre-Referral Advanced Diagnostic Testing on Wait Time to See a Hand Surgeon for Common Upper-Extremity Conditions", which is the lead article for the December 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham discusses the lead article for November 2019, "Outcomes and Costs of Needle Aponeurotomy, Collagenase Injection, and Fasciectomy in the Treatment of Dupuytren's Contracture" with senior author Dr. Marco Rizzo.
In this month's installment Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Thomas Kaplan from the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center on the article by he and his co-authors entitled "Early Practice Patterns of Hand Surgeons: An American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Database Study", which appears in the October 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Sanj Kakar discusses options for the reconstruction of SNAC wrist in a 35-year old surgeon with Drs. Jeff Yao and Ryan Calfee.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Avi Giladi regarding his article "The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Triage and Regional Transfer After Upper-Extremity Trauma", which appears in the September 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
This month Dr. Graham interviews David Bernstein and Warren Hammert regarding their article "Minimal Clinically Important Differences for PROMIS Physical Function, Upper Extremity and Pain Interference in Carpal Tunnel Release Using Region- and Condition-Specific PROM Tools", which appears in the August 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
This month Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Nikolas Kazmers on behalf of his colleagues regarding their article "Patient Satisfaction in the Hand Surgery Clinic: An Analysis of Factors That Impact the Press Ganey Survey", which appears in the July 2019 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Sanj Kakar hosts a discussion on the treatment of Duypuytren's contracture with two experts in the field, Drs. Paul Binhammer and Phil Blazar.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Rachel Hooper, lead author of the article entitled "An In-Depth Review of Physician Reimbursement for Digit and Thumb Replantation", which appears in the June 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Teemu Karjalainen regarding his paper "Correlations Among Objectively Measured Impairment, Outcome Classification Systems, and Subjectively Perceived Disability After Flexor Tendon Repair", which appears in the May 2019 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Andy Tyser and Nik Kazmers about their article "Evaluation of Version 2.0 of the PROMIS Upper Extremity Computer Adaptive Test in Nonshoulder Upper Extremity Patients", which appears in the April 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
In this episode of Methodology Minute, Dr. Graham discusses ethical considerations in randomized trials.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. John Fowler about his paper "False Positive Rates for Nerve Conduction Studies and Ultrasound in Patients Without Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome", which appears in the March 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
This month Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Erika Sears about her article "Variation in Nonsurgical Services for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Across a Large Integrated Health System", which appears in the February 2019 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr Graham interviews Dr. Rob Kamal about his article "Clinical Care Redesign to Improve Value in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Before-and-After Implementation Study" , which appears in the January 2019
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Olli Leppanen on his paper "Factors Accounting for Variation in the Biomechanical Properties of Flexor Tendon Repairs", which appears in the December 2018 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Drs. Nikolas H. Kazmers and Andrew R. Tyser about their article "Cost Implications of Varying the Surgical Technique, Surgical Setting, and Anesthesia Type for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery", which appears in the November 2018 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. David Ring about his article "Factors Associated with Quality of Online Information on Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis", which appears in the October 2018 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery
In this episode of Methodology Minute, Dr, Graham discusses the chi square and related tests.
In this episode, Dr. Graham discusses strategies for making statistical multiple comparisons.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Marco Rizzo regarding his article "Medium-term Outcomes with Pyrocarbon Proximal Interphalangeal Arthroplasty: A Study of 170 Consecutive Arthroplasties", which appears in the September 2018 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Jacob Wilson, lead author of the article "Use of a 5-Item Modified Frailty Index For Risk Stratification in Patients Undergoing Surgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures", which appears in the August 2018 edition of the Journal.
In this episode Dr, Graham discusses sample size estimates, power analysis and type II error.
In this episode, Dr. Graham discusses the type I error and the P value -- it's not a truth statistic.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Nikolas Kazmers regarding his article entitled "Evaluation of Factors Driving Cost Variation for Distal Radius Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation", which appears in the July 2018 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
In this episode, Dr. Graham discusses the difference between ratio/interval data, nominal and ordinal variables.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview with Dr. Sonu Jain, senior author of "Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Payer Mix and Physician Reimbursement in Hand Surgery", which appears in the June 2018 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Jennifer Waljee about her article "Perioperative antibiotics for clean hand surgery: a national study", which appears in the May 2018 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Helen Huetteman and Dr. Kevin Chung regarding their paper "The Desired Role of Healthcare Provider in Guiding Older Patients with Distal Radius Fractures: A Qualitative Analysis", which appears in the April 2018 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Ryan Calfee regarding his article "Comparative Morbidity of Cubital Tunnel Surgeries: A Prospective Cohort Study", which appears in the March 2018 issue of the Journal.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Amy Moore, senior author of the article "Quantifying the Effect of Diabetes on Surgical Hand and Forearm Infections", which appears in the February issue of the Journal.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Geoff Johnston regarding his article "Intrarater Reliability of Range of Motion Merasurements of the Uninjured Wrist in Woman After Distal Radius Fracture", which appears in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Paul Binhammer regarding his article "Variations in treatment recommendations for Dupuytren disease" which appears in the December 2017 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Rob Kamal regarding the paper by the Hand Surgery Quality Consortium entitled "Candidate Quality Measures for Hand Surgery", which appeares in the November 2017 issue of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Paymon Rahgozar, MD regarding his paper "A Comparative Analysis of Resource Utilization Between Proximal Row Carpectomy and Partial Wrist Fusion: A Population Study", which appeares in the October 2017 issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Lindley Wall on her paper "Functional Outcomes of Thumb Trapeziometacarpal Arthrodesis With a Locked Plate versus LRTI", which appears in the September 2017 edition of the Journal.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Amy Wasterlain regarding her article "The Effect of Price on Surgeons' Choice of Implants: A Randomized Controlled Survey", which appears in the August 2017 edition of The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Listen Dr. Graham interview Dr. Chelsea Harris, lead author of "Checkpoints to Progression: Qualitative Analysis of the Personal and Contextual Factors that Influence Selection of Upper Extremity Reconstruction among Patients with Tetraplegia" which appears in the July 2017 edition of the Journal.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Brian Drolet about his article "Electronic Communication of Protected Health Information: Privacy, Security and HIPAA Compliance", which appears in the June 2017 edition of the Journal.
Listen to Dr. Graham's interview with Dr. Simon Skov, lead author of "Injectable Collagenase vs Percutaneous Needle Fasciotomy for Dupuytren Contracture in Proximal Interphalangeal Joints: A Randomized Controlled Trial".
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Ryan Calfee regarding his article "Long-term Effectiveness of Repeat Corticosteroid Injections for Trigger Finger", in the April 2017 edition of the Journal.
Listen to Dr. Graham interview Dr. Jacques Hacquebord about his paper entitled "The Risk of Dupuytren's Contracture in Obese Individuals" in the March 2017 edition of the Journal.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Beverlie Ting, lead author of "Elevated bone turnover markers are associated with distal radius fractures in pre-menopausal women" which appears in the February 2017 edition of the Journal.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Josh Hustedt, lead author for the article "Comparison of Postoperative Complications Associated With Anesthetic Choice for Surgery of the Hand" which appears in the January 2017 edition of the Journal.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Lindley B. Wall on the paper "Revision Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition for Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis: A Case-Control Investigation", which appears in the December 2016 edition of the Journal.
Dr. Graham interviews Dr. Rob Kamal, chair of the Hand Surgery Quality Consortium on their paper "Quality Measures That Address the Upper Extremity" which appears in the November 2016 edition of the Journal.
This podcast discusses "Risk of Prolonged Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Patients Following Common Hand Surgery Procedures" by Dr. Shepard P. Johnson et al, which appears in the October 2016 issue.
Dr. Graham interviews Joakim Stromberg, lead author of the article "Comparison of treatment outcome after collagenase and needle fasciotomy for Dupuytren contracture: a randomized, single-blinded, clinical trial with a one-year follow up" which appears in the September 2016 issue of the Journal.
This podcast discusses "A Thematic Analysis of Online Discussion Boards for Brachial Plexus Injury" by Dr. Chris Dy et al, which appears in the August 2016 issue.
This podcast discusses "Evaluation of PROMIS Upper Extremity Computer Adaptive Test" by Beckmann et al, which appears in the July 2016 issue.
This podcast discusses "Utilization of Preoperative Electrodiagnostic Studies For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:An Analysis of National Practice Patterns" by Sears et al, which appears in the June 2016 issue.
This podcast discusses "The Detrimental Effect of Decentralization in Digital Replantation in the United States: 15 Years of Evidence From the National Inpatient Sample" by Hustedt et al, which appears in the May 2016 issue.
This podcast discusses "Affordable Care Act Effects on Access to Surgical Care" by Kim et al, which appears in the April 2016 issue