Neurologic complications in common wrist and hand surgical procedures

Patient perception of physician reimbursement for common hand surgical procedures.

Health care-related costs have been the focus of intense scrutiny in politics and in the media. However, public perception of physician reimbursement is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine patient perception of physician reimbursement for 2 common hand surgery procedures: carpal tunnel release and open reduction and internal fixation of a distal radius fracture. Anonym...

NEUROLOGIC AND PSYCHOLOGIC COMPLICATIONS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

Neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. Metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. Infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mu...

Common Surgical Procedures in the Elderly

From hip and knee replacements to cataract and heart surgery, America’s elderly undergo 20% of all surgical procedures. For a group that comprises only 13% of the US population, this statistic signifies how important it is that we understand the special needs of the elderly as they face the prospect of surgery. As we age, we undergo more surgeries on average, and we have a greater chance of exp...

Outcomes and complications in surgical and urological procedures

Hand and Wrist Pain

The complex anatomy of the hand and wrist involves many structures interacting in close proximity to one another. Several different diagnoses can manifest with similar symptom patterns despite varying pathologies. A precise knowledge of the anatomy of the hand and wrist often eliminates several diagnostic considerations on the basis of the physical examination alone. The history of the illness ...