The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery

Season 3, Episode 10.  Chuck and Chris welcome back Steve Moran to talk hand surgery.  Specifically, we discuss wrist salvage procedures the proximal row carpectomy (PRC) vs. the scaphoid excision an…

Season 3, Episode 9.  Chuck and Chris join the Peds Ortho Podcast, the official podcast of POSNA.  We introduce this special podcast which has been published on their channel and share the recording …

Season 3, Episode 8.  Chuck and Chris complete their review of the excellent JBJS Hand Surgery Update which details key manuscripts in 2021.  Written by Deb Bohn and Kelsey Wise, this is a great summ…

Season 3, Episode 7.  Chuck and Chris review the excellent JBJS Hand Surgery Update which reviews key manuscripts in 2021.  Written by Deb Bohn and Kelsey Wise, this is a great summary of new, key in…

Season 3, Episode 6.  Chuck and Chris talk baseball injuries with a focus on the wrist.  While the season may be delayed, its starting to feel like Spring Training!  We touch on the elbow but focus o…

Season 3, Episode 5.  Chuck and Chris talk congenital hand surgery.  Do you want to be the expert or do you believe that time spent learning about congenital conditions is a waste of your time.  We u…

Season 3, Episode 4.  Chuck and Chris take a deep dive on scaphoid excision and 4-bone fusion.  After a brief case introduction, we discuss our decisions, preferences and techniques.  We also briefly…

Season 3, Episode 3.  Chuck and Chris share thoughts regarding zoom interviews in 2022.  We discuss our opinions on the format and pearls for successful interviewing.  Let us know your thoughts.

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Season 3, Episode 2.  Chuck and Chris share personal and work New Year's resolutions.  Then we share two interesting cases, one an unexplained nerve issue and the other a difficult PIP joint fracture…

Season 3, Episode 1.  Chuck and Chris are excited for Season 3!  We share some updates and then dive in with a case discussion for our classification- guided approaches to managing Kienbocks Disease.

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Season 2 Episode 48.  Chuck and Chris share and discuss a listener question about hand surgery call.  We then continue to listener submitted segment and share our 3 most memorable cases and lessons f…

Season 2 Episode 47.  Chuck and Chris discuss an FPL rupture case and respond to a listener requested segment: 3 Influential Mentors.  Each of us share 3 mentors including why each was so influential…

Season 2 Episode 46.  Chuck and Chris discuss TFCC injuries and repair.  We briefly review examination diagnosis but the deep dive focuses on repair technique.  The importance of foveal TFCC injury a…

Season 2 Episode 45.  Chuck and Chris celebrate Thanksgiving by discussing why we feel thankful including specific people (think nurses, medial assistants, and hand therapists) places (ie Division an…

Season 2 Episode 44.  Chuck and Chris welcome Lauren Wessel and her suggestion for a new segment: Half full or Half empty?  Lauren put together a list of controversial concepts and Chris and Chuck we…

Season 2 Episode 43.  Chuck and Chris review 3 new journal articles pertinent to the practice of hand surgery.  Two are focused on steroid injection and the role this treatment has, especially in the…

Episode 42, Season 2.   Chuck and Chris are joined again by Jeff Stepan and Steve Lanier, two previous fellows both in their second year in hand surgery practice.  Jeff and Steve share their experien…

Episoe 41, Season 2.  Chuck and Chris take a deep dive on leadership around The Great Resignation.  Employees across the USA are reconsidering their job, their careers, and their lives and are resign…

Episoe 40, Season 2.  Chuck and Chris are joined by Becky Neiduski, hand therapist and Dean of Health Sciences at Elon University.  This is a live taping of the podcast with a great discussion of fle…

Episoe 39, Season 2.  Chuck and Chris take a deep dive on another sports topic- thumb UCL repair.  We discuss primary repair and suture tape augmentation.  After a brief case introduction, we discuss…