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Join host Jane McEachan as she is discusses the FESSH special issue with Teemu Valtteri Karjalainen & Jorma Ryhänen.Teemu Valtteri Karjalainen is a distinguished Finnish hand surgeon and researcher specialising in upper limb surgery, evidence-based orthopaedics, and healthcare quality. He serves as the Head of the Department of Surgery at Hospital Nova in Central Finland, located in JyväskyläJorma Ryhänen, MD, PhD, is a leading Finnish hand surgeon and professor, currently serving as the Head of Hand Surgery at Helsinki University Hospital (HUS). He is also affiliated with the University of Helsinki and has previously held senior roles at Oulu University Hospital and the University of Oulu.

Join host Jane McEachan as she discusses Wrist replacements with fellow Hand surgeons Ole Reigstadt from the Martina Hansens Hospital in Oslo, Norway and Sumedh Talwalkar from Wrightington Hospital, UK. They discuss the following : Wrist replacement designs and innovations Wrist replacement vs Fusion The learning curve and the ideal wrist replacement Failure and complications The importance of follow-up and patient monitoring Revision techniques Future directions and Innovations

Gemma Batten and Harry Benjamin-Laing interview the Editor-in-Chief Mr. Wee Lam about the latest edition of the Journal of Hand Surgery(European Volume).

Join host Jane McEachan as she welcomes Nicolas Bigorre from the Centre de la Main in France and Carlos Heras-Palou from the Pulvertaft Centre in the UK. Together, they dive into the topic of Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR) and its link to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Discover the latest insights from these experts on how this condition presents, its implications for patients, and what clinicians should be aware of in diagnosis and management. Paper discussed - Prevalence of transthyretin amyloidosis in patients undergoing carpal tunnel surgery: a prospective cohort study and risk factor analysis

The Editor-in-chief Mr. Wee Lam discusses the latest issue and some of the fascinating articles that readers should pay attention to. Hosted by Gemma Batten & Harry Benjamin-Laing

Jane McEachan hosts Brigitte van der Heijden (Plastic surgeon, specialized in Hand and Wrist Surgery, Netherlands & Secretary General of FESSH) and Henk Coert (Plastic surgeon dedicated to the care of hand, wrist and peripheral nerve problems, Netherlands) as they discuss the special FESSH issue of the Journal of Hand Surgery(European Volume) focused on Nerves

JHSE editors Jane McEachan and Tim Hems as they talk about a very special FESSH issue on Nerves. Hosted by Gemma Batten & Harry Benjamin-Laing

A quick summary of the key articles published in the latest edition of the Journal of Hand Surgery(European Volume)

Jane McEachan hosts Professor Ruby Grewal in a discussion on Distal radius fractures. They discuss the full gambit of operative and non-operative treatment, trends in time off work, long-term functional outcomes, modes of failure of locking plates and corrective osteotomies.

This is a quick summary of the key articles published in the latest edition of the Journal of Hand Surgery(European Volume).

An insight into the latest articles in the Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)

Jane McEachan hosts experts Teun Teunis(Pittsburgh), Julie Adams(Previously of Chattanooga now based in Edinburgh) and David Ring (Austin, Texas) as they discuss Erroneous thinking. The discussion centres around a short report published in September 2023 entitled Lacertus syndrome, one term, two pathologies.

A quick guide to this special edition of the Journal of Hand Surgery European Volume. The February 2024 issue focuses on Complications in Hand surgery. The Editor of this issue Mr. Sudhi Ankarath gives his insights into this issue.

This is a summary of the papers published in the January 2024 edition of the Journal of Hand Surgery European Volume. The Editor-in-Chief highlights the key papers in this exciting new edition.

In this episode we discuss Thalidomide embryopathy with Professor Neil Vargesson & Mr. Wee Lam. Professor Neil Vargesson is a Developmental Biologist at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Mr. Wee Lam is a Senior Consultant in Hand ＆ Reconstructive Microsurgery, Singapore General Hospital and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hand Surgery(European Volume). Papers discussed :- Age-related changes in patients with upper limb thalidomide embryopathy in the United Kingdom Thalidomide upper limb embryopathy – pathogenesis, past and present management and future considerations

This episode features Mr. Maxim Horwitz. Maxim Horwitz is a Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon in the Hand Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital where he leads the paediatric hand surgery service. He is also an Honorary Consultant for the Major Trauma Unit at St Mary's Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) Stanmore. In this episode, Jane & Max give us an insight into Artificial Intelligence(AI) and its potential implications for Hand Surgery. Papers discussed - Insights and trends review: the role of three-dimensional technology in upper extremity surgery Evaluation of a convolutional neural network to identify scaphoid fractures on radiographs

This episode features Dr. Miriam Marks, Senior Research Associate & Head of the LFE Hand Surgery Department, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich(Switzerland) and Frederik Verstreken, Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon at the AZ Monica Hospital in Antwerp(Belgium). An in-depth scientific and clinical perspective from experts in Hand surgery and research. Papers discussed - Long-term survival analysis of 191 MAÏA® prostheses for trapeziometacarpal arthritis The ISIS® prosthesis in 77 cases of trapeziometacarpal arthritis: outcomes and survival at a minimum follow-up of 5 years

In this episode Teun Teunis, MD, PhD discusses the concept of Bayesian statistical framework and the future of trial design as well as the implications for Hand Surgery. Teun Teunis currently works as an assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He specialises in hand and upper extremity surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, including brachial plexus surgery and complex reconstructive and microsurgery. His research interests are related to his clinical practice, with an emphasis on mental and social health and their effects on patient reported outcomes. He received his medical degree with honours from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He performed his PhD research at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School. He returned to the Netherlands to complete his plastic surgery residency at the University Medical Center Utrecht. After which he completed a Hand and Upper Extremity fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

This episode features Dr. Michael Sandow, Consultant Hand & Upper limb surgeon and inventor of the Adelaide repair. Associate Professor Michael Sandow specializes in the assessment and treatment of disorder and injuries of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. He is a member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society (immediate past President) and Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia (recent past President), and continues in active clinical practice as well as working on new and better ways to treat upper limb problems. We discuss the origins of the Adelaide repair and the following 3 papers: Risk factors for re-operation after flexor tendon repair Medium term clinical outcomes of zone IIB/C flexor tendon repairs: the influence of management of FDS tendon The influence of a nanoparticle gel loaded with siRNA-cyclooxygenase on flexor tendon healing: an in vivo animal study

This episode features Professor Joe Dias, who will be familiar to many of you. Professor Joe Dias is a Consultant Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon for the University Hospitals of Leicester with interest in exploring the evidence we use in clinical decision-making. He is Professor of Hand and Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of the Academic Team of Musculoskeletal Surgery (AToMS). His achievements are too many to mention but include a broad portfolio of research including the SWIFFT and DISC trials. Prof Dias has previously been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hand Surgery (JHSE), President of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) in 2008 and President of the British Orthopaedic Association in 2012. We discuss 2 papers on the impact of previous surgery on Scaphoid Non-Union reconstruction and a comparison of different palmar approaches for screw fixation of scaphoid waist fractures.