Member News

This visual abstract from the June 2019 issue of JHS depicts “An In-Depth Review of Physician Reimbursement for Digit and Thumb Replantation”. The Editor's Choice article was written by Rachel C. Hooper, MD, Jennifer M. Sterbenz, BS, Lin Zhong, MPH, MD, and Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS. June 2019: Volume 44, Issue 6, Pages 443–453.

May 2019’s IFSSH Ezine features “Father of Hand Surgery” Guy de Chauliac’s famous description of the qualities of a surgeon, an article on improving thumb MCP joint stability with a simple lightweight splint, and special feature “WALANT for Safer, Better, More Affordable Hand Surgery” by Donald H. Lalonde, MD.

This visual abstract from the May 2019 issue of JHS depicts “Sonographic Findings Associated With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome”. The Editor's Choice article was written by Lauren Elisabeth Wessel, MD, Danielle Christine Marshall, BA, Jeffrey Gei-Hun Stepan, MD, MS, Hayley Anne Sacks, BA, Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka, MD, Theodore T. Miller, MD, and Duretti Teferi Fufa, MD. May 2019: Volume 44, Issue 5, Pages 374–381.

Thank you to all who attended the first ever virtual Town Hall hosted by President L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS last week. A recording of the live session is now available for all those who could not attend. 

AAOS is now accepting applications for Instructional Course Lectures (ICLs), Symposia, Orthopaedic Video Theater, Paper and Posters for the Academy’s 2020 Annual Meeting, which will be held in Orlando, Florida from March 24-28, 2020. 

This visual abstract from the April 2019 issue of JHS depicts "Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Versus Landmark-Based Corticosteroid Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective Randomized Trial.” The Editor's Choice article was written by Young Hak Roh, MD, PhD, Kwon Hwangbo, MD, Hyun Sik Gong, MD, PhD, and Goo Hyun Baek, MD, PhD. April 2019: Volume 44, Issue 4, Pages 304–310

In preparation for our Annual Meeting, I visited the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas. It will be the site of our Thursday evening international reception and a perfect opportunity for the ASSH membership to unite with our international colleagues. Our global influence continues to expand through THP, dissemination of Hand.e, international travelling scholarship programs, visiting professorships and our journal.

This year's Comprehensive Review Course is sure to provide you with indispensable instruction that will improve your practice and sharpen your knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics, and pathology. The course will be beneficial for the practitioner looking to brush up on current concepts of hand surgery, in addition to preparing for the hand surgery subspecialty certification and recertification exams.

Here is a visual abstract from the March 2019 issue of JHS on " False-Positive Rates for Nerve Conduction Studies and Ultrasound in Patients Without Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." This Editor's Choice article was written by John R. Fowler, MD, Kevin Byrne, BA, Tiffany Pan, MD, and Robert J. Goitz, MD.

Find out the winners (and runners up) of the ASSH Photo Contest in the categories of Education, Essence of Hand Surgery, Patient Care and Hand Surgery.