Decreased Rate of Complications in Carpal Tunnel Release with Hand Fellowship Training.

Purpose: In many procedures, both high case volumes and fellowship training have been shown to improve outcomes. One of the most common procedures performed by hand surgeons, the carpal tunnel release (CTR) is also performed by several other specialties without specialty training in a hand fellowship. This study analyzed the effect that hand fellowship training has on outcomes of CTRs.

Relationship between Smoking and Outcomes after Cubital Tunnel Release.

Purpose: Several studies have drawn a connection between cigarette smoking and cubital tunnel syndrome. One comparison article demonstrated worse outcomes in smokers treated with transmuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve. However, very little is known about the effect that smoking might have on patients who undergo ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow.