Background: It remains unknown whether treatment trends for distal radius fracture have
changed in light of value-based care initiatives during recent years. The authors aimed to …

The ability to flex and extend the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is crucial for adequate
grip strength. Estimates show that the PIP joint accounts for approximately 85% of the motion …

Purpose To examine the cost of care of surgical treatment for a distal radius fracture (DRF)
and develop episodes that may be used to develop future bundled payment programs. …

Purpose Understanding patient preferences for shared decision making is valuable for
surgeons to advance patient-centered care, particularly in cases where there is not a clearly …

Background: Distal radius fracture treatments provide similar functional outcomes. It has
been hypothesized that the use of internal fixation is increasing because of physician …

Background: Unplanned emergency department visits are often overlooked as an indicator
of care quality. The authors’ objectives were to (1) determine the rate of 30-day emergency …

Purpose The recommended surgical treatment after thumb amputation is replantation. In the
United States, fewer than 40% of thumb amputation injuries are replanted, and little is …

Background: Evidence is lacking to support the use of specialized anesthesia providers in
minor surgical operations for patients without medical necessity. The authors sought to …

Background: Following publication of high-level evidence demonstrating that it is not an
effective treatment for lateral epicondylitis, a reduction in the corticosteroid injection rate would …

Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for soft-tissue wrist injury may be overprescribed,
contributing to ineffective health care resource use. We aimed to discern predictive …