2022
Analysis of Strengths in Exposure to Cases During Plastic and Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowships
Silvestre J, Thomson JG, Thompson TL, Chang B, Wilson RH. Analysis of Strengths in Exposure to Cases During Plastic and Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowships. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 30: 721-727. PMID: 35333806, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-00118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHand surgery casesHand surgery fellowshipSurgery casesSurgery fellowshipNerve injuryHand surgery fellowsVascular repairWound reconstructionPlastic surgeryCase volumeMore casesGraduate Medical Education caseOrthopaedic surgery residentsStudent's t-testFuture training opportunitiesHand surgeryArthroscopy casesSurgeryMore experienceOrthopedic surgeryWound closurePlastic surgery fellowshipsSurgery residentsCase categoriesDifferent specialties
2001
Early Passive Mobilization after Digital Nerve Repair and Grafting in a Fresh Cadaver
Chao R, Braün S, Ta K, Palesty J, Mine R, Syed S, Chang D, Thomson J. Early Passive Mobilization after Digital Nerve Repair and Grafting in a Fresh Cadaver. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2001, 108: 386-391. PMID: 11496180, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200108000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve injuryNerve repairDuran protocolNerve graftsNerve gapsDigital nerveEarly passive mobilizationDigital nerve repairPercent of repairsWeeks of immobilizationRisk of rupturePostoperative mobilizationEarly mobilizationFunctional recoveryPassive mobilizationTendon injuriesClinical managementTreatment strategiesAxon regrowthCadaver handsFresh cadaversInjuryNerveTendonResection
1999
Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration through a Vein Graft across a Gap
Pu L, Syed S, Reid M, Patwa H, Goldstein J, Forman D, Thomson J, Haven N. Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration through a Vein Graft across a Gap. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1999, 104: 1379-1385. PMID: 10513921, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199910000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorMotor conduction velocityVein graftsGroup IGroup IIGroup IIISciatic nerveSensory testingConduction velocityMean motor conduction velocityGrowth factorRat sciatic nerve modelRight sciatic nervePeripheral nerve injuryAutogenous vein graftsSprague-Dawley ratsGroup I animalsSciatic nerve modelGroup II animalsRegeneration of nervesAssociated morbidityElectrophysiologic testingNerve injurySensory recoveryNerve graftsPatient satisfaction and outcomes of surgery for de Quervain's tenosynovitis
Ta K, Eidelman D, Thomson J. Patient satisfaction and outcomes of surgery for de Quervain's tenosynovitis. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 1999, 24: 1071-1077. PMID: 10509287, DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.1071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe Quervain's tenosynovitisQuervain's tenosynovitisPatient satisfactionPatient dissatisfactionRadial sensory nerve injurySensory nerve injuryOutcome of surgeryPercentage of patientsLong-term complicationsLong-term resultsLonger durationDefinitive therapyPostoperative complicationsScar tendernessChart reviewNerve injuryOutpatient examinationConsecutive patientsRetrospective studySurgical interventionCure rateTenosynovitisSurgeryPatientsComplications