2018
The Hand Surgeon Consultation Improves Patient Knowledge in a Hand Surgery Mission to Honduras
Walker ME, Chuang C, Moores CR, Webb ML, Buonocore SD, Thomson J. The Hand Surgeon Consultation Improves Patient Knowledge in a Hand Surgery Mission to Honduras. The Journal Of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume) 2018, 23: 11-17. PMID: 29409417, DOI: 10.1142/s2424835518500017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgeon consultationSurgical riskFellowship-trained hand surgeonsSurgical missionsHand surgery practiceStandard of careInformed consent processPatient knowledgePatients' perceptionsPatient retentionHand surgeonsPatient educationHigh-income countriesNew patientsSurgery practicePatientsDiagnosisHand practiceIndividual diagnosisConsent processScore increaseConsultationHand centerRiskCommunication difficulties
2015
An exceptional case of xanthomatous infiltration of the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems
Song JW, Ersahin D, Much MA, Thomson JG, Smitaman E. An exceptional case of xanthomatous infiltration of the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems. Skeletal Radiology 2015, 44: 1181-1187. PMID: 25690426, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-015-2116-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifocal systemic diseaseHigh-risk markersTendon involvementXanthomatous depositsXanthomatous infiltrationPrimary hyperlipidemiaDietary modificationPremature atherosclerosisSystemic diseaseDrug therapyRisk markersAnkle tendonsEarly recognitionTuberous xanthomasCardiovascular diseaseCholesterol depositionExtensor tendonsPlantar aponeurosisXanthomasHistologic correlationSubcutaneous xanthomasIntegumentary systemTendonDiseaseDiagnosis