2017
Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes of a Hand Surgery Mission to Honduras
Chuang C, Azurdia J, Asuzu D, Ragins KT, Tomany K, Islam S, Williams S, Safanda J, Thomson JG. Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes of a Hand Surgery Mission to Honduras. Hand 2017, 13: 305-312. PMID: 28452578, PMCID: PMC5987978, DOI: 10.1177/1558944717704515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuickDASH scoreShort Form-12 Health Survey version 2General health-related qualityCarpal tunnel patientsMean QuickDASH scoreSkin graft patientsHealth-related qualitySF-12 scoresSignificant functional improvementUpper extremity surgeryQuality of lifeShort-term surgical missionsQuick DisabilitiesGraft patientsHand questionnairePatient demographicsSurgery patientsSurgery typeExtremity surgeryMass excisionPostoperative stateCarpal tunnelFunctional improvementHand surgeryLife measures
2014
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Syndrome of Partial Thenar Atrophy, and W. Russell Brain: A Historical Perspective
Boskovski MT, Thomson JG. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Syndrome of Partial Thenar Atrophy, and W. Russell Brain: A Historical Perspective. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2014, 39: 1822-1829.e1. PMID: 25063392, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinct clinical entityCarpal tunnel syndromeMedian nerveThenar atrophyIdentifiable causeClinical entityTunnel syndromeCarpal tunnelCarpal ligamentIdiopathic carpal tunnel syndromeAnterior annular ligamentSymptoms of compressionSame clinical pictureTransverse carpal ligamentMotor symptomsThenar branchClinical pictureThenar musclesBrachial plexusSymmetrical atrophyFirst ribThenar eminenceRadial sideNerveAtrophy