Increasing Severity of Radial Longitudinal Deficiency Correlates With the Degree of Proximal Ulnar Hypoplasia.

Purpose: Classification systems and treatment for children with radial longitudinal deficiency are classically focused on the hand and wrist. However, the elbow can affect the function of these patients secondary to stiffness or instability. The objective of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between severity of radial longitudinal deficiency (RLD) and degree of proximal ulnar hypoplasia.

Describing the women of orthopaedic surgery.

Aims: The purpose of this survey study was to examine the demographic and lifestyle factors of women currently in orthopaedic surgery.

Methods: An electronic survey was conducted of practising female orthopaedic surgeons based in the USA through both the Ruth Jackson Society and the online Facebook group "Women of Orthopaedics".

Results: The majority of surveyed female orthopaedic surgeons reported being married (76.

Professionalism in Hand Surgery: Treating the Noncompliant Patient.

Every practicing hand surgeon has had the challenging experience of treating a patient who demonstrates difficulty with, or inability to comply with medical advice. Patient noncompliance can lead to not only poor patient outcomes but also deterioration in the therapeutic relationship, physician burnout, high cost of care, and medical-legal risk. The guiding principles in the ethical practice of medicine render it important to consider noncompliance as a potentially modifiable risk factor, and every attempt should be made to work with these noncompliant patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

The Limited Utility of Routine Pathologic Examination of Ganglion Cyst Excision From the Hand and Digits.

Background: It is routine practice at many institutions to send surgically excised ganglion cysts for pathologic analysis. This adds significant cost to the procedure with questionable benefit. The purpose of this study was to determine the necessity of routine pathologic examination of ganglion cysts excised from the hand.