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Episode 33: Hand Edition — Vol. 1, Issue 5

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Today's hand edition covers four important studies spanning rehabilitation, biomechanics, global surgery, and medical comorbidities. We examine the role of exercise-based rehabilitation in optimizing functional recovery after carpal tunnel release, investigate whether transverse carpal ligament sectioning affects thumb CMC joint biomechanics, explore fluoroscopy-free techniques for distal radius fractures in resource-limited settings, and analyze surgical risk in patients with different severities of liver disease undergoing carpal tunnel release.

  1. "Postoperative Functional Recovery After Carpal Tunnel Release: A Narrative Review on Exercise-Based Rehabilitation." — Tzanis EE et al., Cureus — https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103195
  2. "A scoping review of the impact of transverse carpal ligament sectioning on the thumb carpometacarpal joint: Does it increase the risk of ostearthritis?" — Steiner Q et al., JPRAS Open — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2026.01.029
  3. "Outcomes of Fluoroscopy-Free Percutaneous Intrafocal Pinning for Adult Distal Radius Fractures in a Resource-Limited Setting in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo." — Mwenibamba RM et al., Cureus — https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103801
  4. "Surgical Risk Following Carpal Tunnel Release in Non-cirrhotic Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Versus Non-alcoholic Cirrhosis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis." — Hand C et al., Cureus — https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103871
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