The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery

Chuck and Chris welcome Amanda Lovelace who is the Marketing Director for our large orthopedic department.  We share a fantastic first discussion including marketing directions, the importance of per…

Chuck and Chris begin this episode with a discussion of ray resection and then pivot to discuss practice management and payer mix in our practices as well as the benefits and challenges of workers co…

Chuck and Chris are joined by special guest Macy Stonner who brings her therapy expertise to the topic of finger fractures.  This episode will revisit common fractures and the therapist perspective t…

Chuck and Chris answer a few listener- submitted questions and then take a deep dive into their approach to finger fractures with a specific focus on Kirshner wires, k-wires.

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Chuck and Chris welcome Ryan Nunley to the Podcast.  Ryan is a total joint surgeon who has an amazingly busy clinical practice.  We discuss practice efficiency, handling VIPs, and share updates on co…

Chuck and Chris discuss patients with dupuytrens disease (in office and in the OR) including our protocols for care after formal surgery. We also discuss some challenges with needle procedures in the…

Chuck and Chris catch up on with listener submitted questions and then discuss the volar approach to the scaphoid for scaphoid nonunions.

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Chuck and Chris catch up on with listener submitted questions on technical aspects of two procedures: a deep dive on CMC arthroplasty with suture tape suspension and the indications for subcutaneous …

Chuck and Chris welcome 2024 and season #5 with a technical episode on the treatment of Kienbocks disease.  We discuss patient evaluation and surgical considerations including radius shortening, vasc…

Chuck and Chris with a bonus, year- end episode with listener questions, CMC fusion case discussion, and an HBR review on the importance of positive energy.  This was a really a catch- up episode and…

Chuck and Chris welcome Tony Smith and Steve McCabe to discuss the founding of the Hand Society and Sterling Bunnell.  The two have been on an amazing journey of primary research to learn more about …

Chuck and Chris discuss the adolescent medial epicondyle fracture and a group of patients with a challenging outcome.  This deep dive into the pathology and the technical considerations for treatment…

Chuck and Chris build on a hand society symposium led by Don Lalonde- What to Say and What not to Say to patients.  Chuck and Chris discussion tips to build the patient relationship and challenges in…

Chuck and Chris have a brief discussion about Chuck's Executive MBA program and then take a deep dive on a laceration in the distal forearm- the so- called spaghetti wrist.  We talk details including…

Chuck and Chris are joined my Marschall Berkes, Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma at Washington University Orthopedics to discuss clavicle fractures.  Recognizing that many hand surgeons treat the entire u…

Chuck and Chris discuss the Hand Society meeting in Toronto including the highlights for each of them.  They also discuss a pediatric elbow case including dome osteotomy treatment.  And, if you liste…

Chuck and Chris discuss a three new Journal of Hand Surgery articles for our podcast journal club.  Join us and share any thoughts!

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Chuck and Chris welcome Macy Stonner back for an in depth discussion of CMC arthritis and post surgical management.  As usual, Macy brings great insights which are pertinent for anyone caring for pat…

Chuck and Chris start with a brief discussion on coding before taking a deeper dive on acute median nerve repair based on a listener question regarding tension during repair (tension on the nerve, no…

Chuck and Chris start with a deep dive on a few technical points with ulnar nerve surgery.  Next we tackle a listener question on management of hook of the hamate fractures.  And finally, we discuss …