The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery

Chuck and Chris are joined by a special guest, Megan Conti Mica currently at the University of Chicago.  The three of us catch up a bit with a hand club discussion before diving in to a technical dis…

Chuck and Chris discuss use a listener submitted case as the basis of a discussion of the PIP joint.  We break down treatment considerations for a dorsally subluxated PIP joint that is stiff in exten…

Chuck and Chris discuss the 4th of July and fireworks injuries.  We review the most common presentations and treatment including acute and delayed.  We then pivot to review three interesting and rece…

Chuck and Chris spend a few minutes catching up before taking a deep dive into the assessment and care of the scaphoid nonunion.  We discuss general approach before discussing the technical details o…

Chuck and Chris catch up before and after some major travel and then dive into the impact of patient age on treatment decisions.  We use scaphoid fractures and cubital tunnel as the basis of this dis…

Season 4, Episode 15.
 
Chuck and Chris discuss community and what it is so important.  We begin, however, discussing kids, coaching and other activities before pivoting into a discussion on burnout a…

Chuck and Chris share a live podcast from Singapore at the 13th Congress of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, the 9th Congress of the APFSHT, and the 8th APWA.    We …

Season 4, Episode 13.  
Chuck and Chris spend the first 20 minutes of this nearly hour- long episode discussing past and future travel- the meetings, the patient care challenges, etc.  Then we pivot t…

Season 4, Episode 12.  
Chuck and Chris welcome two amazing guests: Mireia Esplugas from Barcelona, Spain and David McCombe from Melbourne, Australia.  Our guests join us to discuss the March 2023 spe…

Season 4, Episode 11.  
Chuck and Chris welcome Macy Stonner back, our good friend and friendly hand therapist extraordinaire!  Macy will lead our discussion on mallet fingers.  She will share tips an…

Season 4, Episode 10.  
Chuck and Chris take a deep dive into Deborah Bohn's What's New in Hand Surgery in JBJS, part 2!  Chuck also drops some news on a new endeavor.

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Season 4, Episode 9.  
Chuck and Chris take a deep dive into Deborah Bohn's What's New in Hand Surgery in JBJS.  The article covers key new articles into our favorite research topics in hand surgery. …

Season 4, Episode 8.  
Chuck and Chris record a second episode in Las Vegas during the AAOS.    We start by talking Vegas and Chris' dining choices.  We discuss research pathways recognizing Chris's a…

Season 4, Episode 7.  Chuck and Chris gather in Las Vegas during the AAOS meeting and spend some catching up.  The bulk of this podcast is Chris' interview with Lee Dellon, who has retired and is liv…

Season 4, Episode 4.  Chuck and Chris discuss major technical changes to their surgical practices as well as a few practice management changes.  Learn how we now approach ulnar nerve transposition, c…

Season 4, Episode 3.  Chuck and Chris discuss Chris' visit to the AAHS in South Florida and then discuss practice development.  We brainstorm the best techniques to make others in the community, regi…

Season 4, Episode 2.  Chuck and Chris return after one week off to catch up and begin a discussion on claw hand. We describe presentation and etiology and start to discuss surgical treatment.  More t…

Season 4, Episode 1.  In our inaugural episode for season 1, Chuck and Chris welcome Amy Moore and Dominic Power to discuss nerve!  Specifically, in this journal club format we review 4 recent JHS Eu…