The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery

Episode 31.  Chuck and Chris talk radial sided wrist pain.  Last time we focused on De Quervains tenosynovitis in Part 1 and for this episode we focus on less common topics like intersection syndrome…

Episode 30.  Chuck and Chris talk radial sided wrist pain.  We discuss the pertinent features of the history and the physical examination including key differential diagnoses.  We focus on De Quervai…

Episode 29.  Chuck and Chris talk about the concept of microstresses and how these impact our daily lives.  We discuss common examples in our lives and how we attempt to address these.  This discussi…

Episode 28.  Chuck and Chris talk tennis elbow.  We discuss the our beliefs on effective treatment including therapy, orthoses, injection, and surgery.  Sure to be controversial!

As always, thanks to …

Episode 27.  Chuck and Chris talk tennis elbow.  We discuss the key pertinent features of the history and the physical examination including key differential diagnoses.  We review the role of nerve s…

Episode 26.  Chuck and Chris talk side gigs or side hustles.  Clearly, our clinical work is consuming but there are benefits to side gigs including simply engaging in pursuits outside of typical medi…

Episode 25.  Chuck and Chris discuss education.  In this episode, we review how we view educational changes over the last 20 years, key mentors and role models, how to prepare from the OR, and the be…

Episode 24, is part 2 of Chuck and Chris' discussion with guest Sam Moghtaderi, MD on wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery.  We discuss surgical tips and pearls, education, and …

Episode 23, Chuck and Chris welcome guest Sam Moghtaderi, MD to discuss wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery.  We discuss specific approaches to the patient consent process, spe…

In Episode 22, Chuck and Chris discuss ulnar sided wrist pain, focusing on treatment of TFCC pathology.  We review the treatment of TFCC tears including arthroscopic and foveal repairs.  We discuss t…

In Episode 21, Chuck and Chris discuss ulnar sided wrist pain, focusing on diagnosis.  We review the differential diagnosis including diagnostic categories and how we work through the history and phy…

Episode 20.  Chuck and Chris welcome Macyn Stonner, OTD, an amazing hand therapist with Milliken Hand Therapy in the Program of Occupational Therapy at Washington University.  We discuss the challeng…

In Episode 19, Chuck and Chris discuss the diagnosis and assessment of thumb UCL injuries including the role of advanced imaging.  We then discuss our treatment approaches on the operative and nonope…

Episode 18.  Our third guest on the Upper Hand Podcast is Marybeth Ezaki, MD.  Dr. Ezaki is past President of the ASSH and remains the only female president of this organization.  She is a critical t…

Episode 17.  Chuck and Chris discuss various dogma in hand surgery including topics such as cubital tunnel syndrome, metacarpal fractures, the development of wrist arthritis, etc.  Join us and weigh …

Episode 16: Chuck and Chris discuss patient centered care and decision aides in the context of thumb basal joint arthritis.  This episode also marks our Facebook Live debut for Washington University …

Episode 15.  Our second guest on the Upper Hand Podcast is the current President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Martin I. Boyer, MD.  In our conversation with Dr. Boyer, we learn ab…

Episode 15: Chuck and Chris review Chris' JBJS review on the hand surgery literature for 2019.  This is the second part of the discussion of scaphoid nonunions, the role of denervation, tendon, repla…

Episode 14: Chuck and Chris discuss Chris' 2020 JBJS review on the hand surgery literature for 2019.  This is Part I of II with a discussion of thumb CMC arthritis and distal radius fractures, among …

Chris and Chuck review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community and our practices, our training program, and we share some of the adjustments that have been made.  We recognize the rapid …