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Episode 40: Hand Edition — Vol. 1, Issue 6

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Today's hand surgery edition covers four diverse topics: a comprehensive review of self-inflicted wrist injuries in flexor tendon zone V revealing the complexity of "spaghetti wrist" injuries and their management challenges; a pilot study using shear wave elastography to monitor carpal tunnel syndrome treatment showing promise for objective assessment tools; a large database analysis of nearly half a million procedures demonstrating increased infection risks in patients with cannabis dependence; and an innovative case report describing successful reconstruction using extensor digitorum longus tendon grafts.

  1. "Self-Inflicted Wrist Injuries in Flexor Tendon Zone V: Clinical Patterns, Management Strategies, and Outcomes" — Hernández Pérez MF et al., Cureus — https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103658
  2. "Treatment Monitoring of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Shear Wave Elastography: A Pilot In Vivo Study" — Hiredesai AN et al., Cureus — https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102587
  3. "Is Cannabis Dependence Associated with Postoperative Infections in Hand and Wrist Surgeries?" — Dussik CM et al., J Hand Surg Glob Online — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsg.2026.100948
  4. "Reconstruction of segmental defect of flexor tendons of the wrist and hand using extensor digitorum longus" — Ayyappan KS et al., Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg — https://doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2026.2637347
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