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The ReductionWednesday, September 23, 2026

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Journal of Hand Surgery (American)Sep 07 2026

Mapping Nerve Transfer Adoption in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Reconstruction, 2005-2024.

Analysis of a national pediatric database shows nerve transfers are increasingly replacing autografting for brachial plexus birth injury, especially in older infants and among orthopaedic surgeons…

Hand & Upper ExtremityPediatric Orthopaedics

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchAug 28 2026

Does the Surgical Innovation Evidence Apply to You? How Surgeon Volume and Experience Determine Whether Adoption Helps or Harms.

A decision-analytic model shows that whether adopting a new surgical technique (e.g., direct anterior hip approach) helps or harms patients depends heavily on the individual surgeon's case volume and…

Hand & Upper ExtremityAdult Reconstruction

HANDSep 21 2026

Association Between Orthotic Wear Duration and Pain Reduction in Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis.

In thumb CMC osteoarthritis, orthotic use improved pain and function at 3 months, but longer daily wear time was not independently associated with greater pain reduction.

Hand & Upper Extremity

Classic

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American)1993 · Cited by 1,914

A self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of severity of symptoms and functional status in carpal tunnel syndrome.

A validated carpal tunnel symptom-severity and functional-status questionnaire captures clinical improvements not detected by traditional nerve conduction measures.

Hand & Upper Extremity

Review

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsJun 15 2026

Management of Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fracture Malunions.

This review of metacarpal and phalangeal malunions discusses corrective osteotomy techniques, emphasizing that 3D-printed cut guides and software planning are improving surgical correction of…

Hand & Upper Extremity