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Global Updates in Hand & Upper-Extremity Care
Newly published research, surgical techniques, innovations and emerging technologies from journals around the world — for the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Last updated 21 September 2026 · covers the past 120 days
Showing 18 of 72 updates
- ReviewShoulder20 Sept 2026
Definitions of Return to Play After Shoulder Surgery in Competitive Athletes Are Nonspecific and Unstandardized: A Systematic Review
Arthroscopy · Long WE, Shah D, Eskandari S et al.
Read at PubMed - AI & Technology20 Sept 2026
Postoperative Supraspinatus Muscle Volume Restoration Is Associated With Tendon Healing and Strength Recovery After Rotator Cuff Repair: Deep-Learning-Based Volumetric Analysis of the Entire Muscle With Clinical Correlation
Arthroscopy · Kim YT, Yoo HJ, Oh SY et al.
Read at PubMed - Shoulder19 Sept 2026
Preoperative Sepsis Is Associated With Increased 90-Day and 2-Year Complications Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Time-Stratified and Organism-Specific Analysis
J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Castano AA, Holle AM, Renfree SP et al.
Read at PubMed - Hand18 Sept 2026
Marius Fahrer: Possibly the Last Australian Surgeon-Anatomist and His Valued and Varied Legacy
ANZ J Surg · Eizenberg N, Chimoriya R, Milford E et al.
Read at PubMed - Meta-AnalysisHandNerve & Microsurgery18 Sept 2026
Nerve anastomoses in the upper limb: an up-to-date meta-analysis
Surg Radiol Anat · Plutecki D, Bonczar M, Walocha J et al.
Read at PubMed - Hand18 Sept 2026
A photograph-based virtual pathway for patients with Dupuytren's disease
J Hand Surg Eur Vol · Ross LA, Stirling PH, McEachan JE et al.
Read at PubMed - Wrist18 Sept 2026
Using collaborative leadership and interdisciplinary pathways towards achieving national recommendations. Excellent results from 1884 rapid MRI scans for 'suspected scaphoid fracture'
BMJ Lead · McNally S, Kapoor S, Sambrook MG et al.
Read at PubMed - ReviewWrist18 Sept 2026
Imaging findings of overuse wrist injuries in young artistic gymnasts
Skeletal Radiol · de Sousa LMF, Groepenhoff F, Del Gaudio G et al.
Read at PubMed - Elbow18 Sept 2026
Fear-Avoidance-Model-Guided Game-Based Rehabilitation in Children After Elbow Fracture Surgery: A Quasi-Experimental Study
J Vis Exp · Wu F, Zhao X, Wang S et al.
Read at PubMed - ElbowAI & Technology18 Sept 2026
Patient-specific 3D-printed implants for reconstruction of elbow nonunion with bone defects: a case report and technical note
Eur J Transl Myol · Mazzei G, Orihuela JC, Silva Rossi IM et al.
Read at PubMed - Elbow18 Sept 2026
Diagnosis and Treatment of Concomitant Lateral Condyle and Medial Epicondyle Fractures With Elbow Dislocation in Children
J Pediatr Orthop · Lu Y, Xue C, Canavese F et al.
Read at PubMed - Shoulder18 Sept 2026
Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fractures Using the Biomet Comprehensive Shoulder System: One-Year Results Reflect Clinically Meaningful Recovery
J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Pasqualini I, Jevnikar BE, Turan O et al.
Read at PubMed - Shoulder18 Sept 2026
Whole-Body Compensation Supports Early Functional Hygiene Recovery Despite Persistent Internal Rotation Deficits After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Morriss NJ, Castle P, Pezzulo JD et al.
Read at PubMed - Shoulder18 Sept 2026
Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Treatment for Shoulder Joint Tuberculosis
J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Chen S, Yang Y, Chen J et al.
Read at PubMed - Shoulder18 Sept 2026
Predictors of cancellation and rescheduling of elective shoulder arthroscopy: Experiences at an urban academic medical center
Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) · Singh S, Shankar V, Stallone S et al.
Read at PubMed - Nerve & Microsurgery18 Sept 2026
Real-time AI-assisted nerve tracking for ultrasound-guided nerve identification: a prospective randomized trial
Reg Anesth Pain Med · Kim J, Nam SP, Yoo J et al.
Read at PubMed - HandWrist17 Sept 2026
Percutaneous Ultrasonography-guided Release of the Transverse Carpal Ligament versus Open Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective Comparative Study
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev · Castro-Menéndez M, Balvís-Balvís P, Perez-Alfonso E et al.
Read at PubMed - Hand17 Sept 2026
Subclinical cardiomyopathy in premanifest carriers of late-onset hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy
J Formos Med Assoc · Wang TW, Su MY, Cheng MF et al.
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