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Hand & Wrist Acute Scaphoid Fractures: Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment

According to a research article published in Bone and Joint, post-traumatic radial-sided wrist pain is common and can represent a fracture, wrist sprain, ligament disruption or a combination of injuries.... read more →
  • May 10, 2020

Infection Yielded Higher Revision Failure Rate after Total Elbow Arthroplasty

Published results in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery showed that the failure of total elbow arthroplasty due to infection led to a higher likelihood of revision failure and... read more →
  • April 15, 2020
Understanding Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) - And The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Connection

Understanding Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) – And The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Connection

Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which amyloid fibrils deposit into the extracellular spaces of different organs, which ultimately leads to progressive organ dysfunction. The amyloid fibrils are formed... read more →
  • March 5, 2020
Picture of the anatomy of the triceps tendon and muscle group

Triceps Tendon Trauma – Rare but Serious

In our last blog we discussed biceps tendon ruptures, which occur when the biceps tendon (located in front of the upper arm) is torn from the bone at the point... read more →
  • February 18, 2020

Shoulder & Elbow – Distal Biceps Avulsion

This is an interesting podcast on distal biceps avulsion, expanding on our recent blog on biceps tendon tear / rupture. The Orthobullets Podcast Source: OrthoBullets (heart failure diagnosis from history... read more →
  • February 10, 2020

Shoulder & Elbow – Elbow Arthritis

Shoulder & Elbow - Elbow Arthritis: This is an interesting and informative podcast on the osteoarthritis of the shoulder and elbow. Click here to listen to The Orthobullets Podcast. Source:... read more →
  • February 1, 2020

Anatomic distal radius fracture restoration not linked with improved subjective outcomes

Twelve months after treatment, there was no correlation between precise restoration of the wrist anatomy and better patient-reported outcomes in older patients who had distal radius fractures, according to study... read more →
  • January 22, 2020

5 Reasons You Need Magnesium: Are You Getting Enough?

Your body uses magnesium to build new bone cells. Research suggests that it may also protect against bone loss, broken bones, and the bone disease osteoporosis. Studies show that women... read more →
  • January 10, 2020

Consider entire patient in salvage, amputation decisions

Targeted muscle reinnervation, osseointegration may provide solutions to prosthetic issues. Upper extremity injuries are one of the most common presented in the ED, accounting for 20% to 40% of injuries,... read more →
  • January 5, 2020

Distal biceps reconstruction yielded outcomes similar to primary repair

Treatment of chronic, irreparable distal biceps ruptures with distal biceps reconstruction with soft tissue allograft yielded similar failure rates, reoperation rates and final range of motion compared with primary repair,... read more →
  • December 5, 2019
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Houston Methodist Hospital – Memorial City/Spring Valley
Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

9090 Katy Freeway, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77024

Houston Methodist Hospital – Medical Center

6445 Main Street, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77030

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