The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery
The Upper Hand Podcast feature Charles Goldfarb and Chris Dy from Washington University Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Our weekly podcast will discuss all things hand surgery, from the technical aspects of what we do (diagnosis, treatment) to our more personal approaches to events and opportunities that hand surgeons experience. We welcome feedback and audience engagement. We are grateful for the muscial contribution of @iamPeterMartin.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 232
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
7 Clinical Pearls
Episode 11 evaluates 7 clinical pearls that Chuck and Chris use to maximize their practice efficiency. We hope that our discussion of these tips and tricks provide something for you to consider in y…
Interview 1: Brent Graham, Journal of Hand Surgery Editor
Our first guest on the Upper Hand Podcast is the Journal of Hand Surgery Editor in Chief, Brent Graham. We learn about Dr. Graham's training, career, and path to Editor. We learn more about Dr. Gra…
7 Wack Gigs
Episode 10.
7 Wack Gigs explores what we can learn when surgeries don't go quite like we planned.
Wack definition- "bad, messed up".
Gig definition- "live musical performance'
We are indebted to @iamp…
Scaphoid 2- Surgical Treatment, the Volar Approach, Nonunions, and Therapy
In Scaphoid 2, we discuss our most common strategies for operative management, including when and how to go dorsal vs volar, when and how we like to use bone graft, and when angular correction is nee…
Scaphoid 1- Diagnosis and the Dorsal Approach
Scaphoid 1. In this episode, we discuss the diagnosis of scaphoid fractures including the role of advanced imaging. We then discuss our approaches on the operative and nonoperative care including p…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2- Surgery and Outcomes
Chris and I talk about the technical aspects of carpal tunnel surgery including our approach, open versus endoscopic, and other controversies. Thanks to @IamPeterMartin for the amazing jazz piano.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1- Diagnosis and Initial Treatment
We talk about one of the most common diagnoses in any upper extremity surgeon's practice- carpal tunnel syndrome. This episode is mostly about our approach to the patient and the steps we take in as…
Hands in the News: Metacarpal Fractures
We discuss our general approach to metacarpal fractures, which were recently in the news due to Steph Curry’s injury. We talk through our decision tree, how we treat non-operatively, how we treat sur…
Chuck & Chris: background and motivation
Learn a little more about your co-hosts and why we decided to launch a podcast about hand surgery. Chuck describes his experience with a highly successful patient education blog. Chris describes his …
Cubital Tunnel 2 – Surgery and Postoperative Protocols
Episode 2: we continue with the case vignette on cubital tunnel syndrome discussed in the first episode. We discuss our preferences regarding choice of procedure – when we like doing an in situ decom…
Interviewing for Residency and Fellowship – Perspectives from 2 faculty members
We just finished hosting residency interviews and we have our fellowship interviews coming up, so we have had some time to reflect on the process. We discuss our recent experiences interviewing candi…
Cubital Tunnel 1 – Diagnosis and Initial Treatment
In our first episode, we discuss our approaches to the diagnosis and work-up of a patient with cubital tunnel syndrome. We review the pertinent history, our preferred physical exam, and our thoughts …