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FEBRUARY #JHSJC TRANSCRIPT

Thank you to everyone who participated in the February #JHSJC! Our riveting discussion addressed two articles from Volume 45, Issue 2 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: Variation in Offer of Operative Treatment to Patients With Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis and Factors Associated With Reoperation and Conversion to Wrist Fusion After Proximal Row Carpectomy or 4-Corner Arthrodesis. Feel free to continue the conversation below…
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JANUARY #JHSJC TRANSCRIPT

We kicked off the new year with a lively #JHSJC discussion on two articles from Volume 45, Issue 1 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: Development and Validation of a Prognostic, Risk-Adjusted Scoring System for Operative Upper-Extremity Infections and Establishing a National Registry for Hand Surgery. Feel free to continue the conversation below in the comments! And please check out previous #JHSJC transcripts (please scroll to…
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December #JHSJC Transcript

December’s #JHSJC lively discussion addressed two articles from Volume 44, Issue 12 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: The Impact of Pre-Referral Advanced Diagnostic Testing on Wait Time to See a Hand Surgeon for Common Upper-Extremity Conditions and Reduction of Opioid Use After Upper-Extremity Surgery through a Predictive Pain Calculator and Comprehensive Pain Plan. Feel free to continue the conversation…
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November #JHSJC Transcript

We’ll be posting all #JHSJC transcripts from here on out (including past conversations!), so be sure to check back in case you miss a discussion! You can read all of the #JHSJC transcripts here! November’s #JHSJC was a spirited conversation addressing two articles from Volume 44, Issue 11 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: Outcomes and Direct Costs of Needle Aponeurotomy,…
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October #JHSJC Transcript

We’ll be posting all #JHSJC transcripts from here on out (including past conversations!), so be sure to check back in case you miss a discussion! You can read the transcripts for June #JHSJC here,  July #JHSJC here and September #JHSJC here! October’s #JHSJC was a spirited discussion addressing two articles from Volume 44, Issue 10 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: The Effect…
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September #JHSJC Transcript

We’ll be posting all #JHSJC transcripts from here on out (including past conversations!), so be sure to check back in case you miss a discussion! You can read the transcripts for June #JHSJC here and July #JHSJC here! September’s #JHSJC was a lively discussion addressing two articles from Volume 44, Issue 9 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: The Effects of…
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July #JHSJC Transcript

We’ll be posting all #JHSJC transcripts from here on out (including past conversations!), so be sure to check back in case you miss a discussion! You can read the June #JHSJC here! July’s #JHSJC was a spirited conversation addressing two articles from Volume 44, Issue 7 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: The Relationship Between Pain-Related Psychological Factors and Postoperative Opioid…
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June #JHSJC Transcript

We'll be posting all #JHSJC transcripts from here on out (including past conversations!), so be sure to check back in case you miss a discussion! The June #JHSJC was a lively discussion on two articles from Volume 44, Issue 6 of The Journal of Hand Surgery: An In-Depth Review of Physician Reimbursement for Digit and Thumb Replantation by Rachel C.…
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“Don’t It Always Seem to Go, That You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone”

I have recently been thinking about this old Joni Mitchell song. I tried to retire last year and succeeded in stopping clinical practice after 30 great years of hand surgery. For better or worse, I ended up immediately running against 7 other people (including 2 other doctors) for an open Georgia State Senate seat. The seat became vacant due to…
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