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The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery — 257 episodes

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Tips for Success: new attendings and new fellows

2

JHS Spotlight, Summer 2026

3

CMS, EDS, and ABOS

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Practice Types and Private Equity: A discussion with Kathleen McKeon

5

Sustainability in Surgery and Other Pearls of Wisdom with Mark Baratz

6

Chuck and Chris discuss JBJS What's New in Hand Surgery

7

Arcade of Struthers and Forearm Instability

8

Pronator Syndrome and JHS Spotlight Manuscripts

9

Cases and Mailbag

10

Practical AI in Medicine with Jason Strelzow

11

Artemis II and Being the Best Resident

12

Volar Plating for Distal Radius Fractures

13

Interesting Travels and Listener Feedback

14

JHS Spotlight, Part 2: Age and Nerves, Epitendinous Repair, and Weight bearing CT / SLIL

15

JHS Spotlight, Part 1: Basal joint arthritis, telemedicine, and GLPs

16

Challenges with "Simple" Procedures in Hand Surgery

17

Technical considerations: Ulnar Nerve and Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament

18

Revision Surgery for Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Chris Dy on The Resident Review Podcast

19

Elbow Arthroscopy Tips and Tricks

20

Clinic Efficiency and a Surgical Approach for Radial Tunnel Syndrome

21

Guyons Canal Decompression: Indications and Technique

22

Thought Leadership in 2025

23

Local Only Hand Surgery, Pearls and Challenges

24

ASSH Annual Meeting in Vancouver Live Podcast

25

ASSH Annual Meeting Preview with Meeting Chairs Lindley Wall and Carl Harper

26

Tennis Elbow with Macy Stonner

27

Pearls and Challenges: Carpal tunnel, practice efficiencies, and the ulnar wrist

28

Handling Referrals Plus Tips and Tricks for Common Surgeries

29

AIN Palsy and Advice for New Fellowship Grads

30

Are the 'simple' diagnoses in hand surgery really that simple?

31

The Carpal Bones, More Fun Than You Think

32

Chuck and Chris Talk Distal Biceps Ruptures

33

CMCs, OCDs, and Leadership

34

Nerve Conference, B-School, and Complex CMC Arthritis

35

Favorite and Not-So-Favorite Surgeries

36

What's New in Hand Surgery, 2025 Part 2

37

Whats New in Hand Surgery, 2025

38

IFSSH Day 5, Friday March 28th, 2025

39

IFSSH Day 4, Thursday March 27th, 2025

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IFSSH Day 3, Wednesday March 26, 2025

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IFSSH Day 2, Tuesday March 25 2025

42

IFSSH Day 1, Monday March 24 2025

43

Humerus Fracture with Radial Nerve Palsy, Part 1

44

Global Hand Surgery with Guest Jim Chang

45

IFSSH Preview with Guests Jeff Yao and Jeff Friedrich

46

Mailbag and FPL Tendon Reconstruction

47

The LRTI in 2025

48

Wrist Arthroscopy with Sanj Kakar, part 2

49

The Future of Hand Surgery

50

AI and Medicine: A Discussion with Alpesh Patel

51

Mailbag Cases and Reasons to be Thankful

52

Advocacy- why it matters

53

Bennett Fractures, Rolando Fractures, and Guest Lecturer Sam!

54

Considerations on the Darrach Procedure

55

The Business of Hand Surgery

56

Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy

57

Mailbag and Hand Society Preview

58

The SL Ligament with Sanj Kakar

59

Hand Injuries in Rock Climbing

60

Advice for Graduating Fellows and Spanning Plates

61

Flexor Tendon Avulsion

62

The Leadership Journey with Steve Frick

63

JBJS What's New in Hand Surgery, part 2

64

What's New in Hand Surgery 2024, part 1

65

Mission Trips and Cases

66

Medical Marketing 101 with special Guest

67

Ray Resections and Clinical Practice Management

68

Hand Therapy for Finger Fractures with Macy

69

Finger Fractures

70

What can hand specialists learn from a total joint surgeon?

71

Executive Presence- What does it mean and why is it important in 2024?

72

Volar Approach to the Scaphoid: Technical considerations

73

Listener Mailbag: CMC and UNT

74

Technical Considerations in the treatment of Kienbocks

75

Positive Energy, Cases, and End of Year Discussion

76

The Story of Sterling Bunnell

77

Medial Epicondyle Fractures- considerations in challenging outcomes

78

Patient Conversations: What to say and not say

79

Spaghetti Wrist- A technical episode

80

Chuck and Chris Discuss Clavicle Fractures with a Trauma Surgeon

81

The Hand Society, Elbow Deformity and Drake

82

Chuck and Chris host Podcast Journal Club

83

The post surgical care of the CMC arthritis patient: recurring guest Macy Stonner returns!

84

The pearls episode: median nerve repair and volar scaphoid fixation

85

Transposition pearls, hook of hamate fractures, and more!

86

Distal Radius Malunion with special guest Megan Conti Mica

87

Deep Dive on the PIP Joint and the Stiff Finger

88

Firework Injuries and Journal Club

89

Chuck and Chris discuss scaphoid nonunions

90

Chuck and Chris discuss the impact of patient age on treatment

91

Chuck and Chris Discuss the Importance of Medical Communities

92

Live from Singapore!

93

Chuck and Chris Discuss FPL Rupture after Distal Radius Volar Plating

94

Unsolved Problems in Hand Surgery: JHS European based discussion on Kienbocks and CMC Instability

95

Mallet Finger, made more exciting

96

Chuck and Chris Talk JBJS What's New in Hand Surgery Part 2

97

Chuck and Chris Talk JBJS What's New in Hand Surgery

98

Chuck and Chris on Vegas, hand fellowship, research, and AIN Palsy

99

The Lee Dellon Interview

100

Listener Mailbag and Cases

101

Webinars and Workaholics

102

How the Times are Changing

103

Promotion of Your Practice Interests

104

Chuck and Chris Discuss Claw Hand

105

Why mess with a good thing? Diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

106

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hand Surgery with Michael Galvez

107

Chuck, Chris, and Macy on the Radial Nerve. Part IV, The Role of the Hand Therapist

108

Chuck and Chris on the Radial Nerve. Part III Tendon Transfers

109

Chuck and Chris on the Radial Nerve. Part II Nerve Transfers

110

Chuck and Chris on the Radial Nerve. Part I

111

Chuck and Chris discuss marketing and competition in healthcare

112

Chuck and Chris Talk Mission Trips

113

Chuck and Chris share Current Strategies for Dupuytrens,

114

Interviews and Amputations

115

Chuck and Chris Talk Common Peroneal Nerve

116

ASSH 2022 Highlights, Lessons, and Favorite Moments

117

Live with Chuck and Chris from Boston at the ASSH

118

The Founding of the ASSH: A politician, a general, and a duck hunter

119

Chuck and Chris Welcome Pete Carter

120

Chuck and Chris continue the discussion on coaching and burnout

121

Chuck and Chris talk with Jen Barna, host of DocWorking podcast

122

Chuck and Chris discuss thumb arthritis and joint balance

123

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome with Ulnar Nerve Pathology: A Case Discussion

124

Chuck and Chris Talk Surgical Techniques for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

125

Chuck and Chris Talk Elbow OCDs

126

Chuck and Chris Talk National Societies

127

Chuck and Chris Discuss Uncertainty

128

Chuck and Chris Welcome Farsh Guilak

129

Scaphoid Proximal Pole Nonunion

130

Chuck and Chris talk cases and listener emails

131

Chuck and Chris discuss ethical conundrums

132

Chuck and Chris Talk Hand Surgery Social Media Across the World

133

Live with Chuck and Chris from London at IFSSH

134

Chuck, Chris, and Macy Discuss the Thumb CMC Joint, Part 2

135

Chuck, Chris, and Macy Discuss the Thumb CMC Joint, Part 1

136

Chuck and Chris discuss the ASSH Annual Meeting with Glenn Gaston and Peter Rhee

137

Chuck and Chris Discuss the Challenging Clinic Patient

138

Chuck and Chris Discuss Generational Differences

139

Chuck and Chris Talk Nerve Injury During Carpal Tunnel Surgery

140

Chuck and Chris's Grab Bag

141

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: ECU Tendon

142

Chuck and Chris Talk Hand Surgeries for the Non Hand Surgeon

143

Listener Mailbag w Discussion on Surgical Coding

144

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Radial Tunnel Decompression

145

Chuck and Chris discuss sustained high performance

146

Chuck and Chris Talk Wrist Salvage Procedures with Steve Moran

147

Pediatric Upper Extremity: Chuck and Chris join the Peds Ortho Podcast

148

JBJS Hand and Wrist Surgery Update, 2021, Part 2

149

JBJS Hand and Wrist Surgery Update 2021, Part I

150

Chuck and Chris Talk Baseball Injuries

151

Chuck and Chris Talk Congenital- What We Can All Learn

152

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Scaphoid Excision and 4-Bone Fusion

153

Chuck and Chris Talk Zoom Interviews

154

Resolutions and Cases

155

A Case Based Discussion of Kienbocks Disease

156

Chuck and Chris Discuss Their 3 Most Memorable Cases

157

Chuck and Chris Discuss Their 3 Most Influential Mentors

158

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: TFCC Repair

159

Thanksgiving Episode 2021: Why Chuck and Chris are thankful

160

Half Full or Half Empty?

161

Fall 2021 Hand Surgery Journal Club

162

Free Solo Revised: Jeff and Steve Share Hand Surgery Practice Year 2 Insights

163

Leadership Series: Teams, Employee Satisfaction, and the State of Healthcare

164

Live Flexor Tendon Injury Discussion at 2021 ASHT Annual Meeting

165

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair

166

Chris and Chuck Talk Innovation with guest Jorge Orbay

167

Chuck and Chris w the ASSH 2021 Recap

168

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Scapholunate Ligament Repair

169

Giving A Fantastic Presentation

170

ASSH Annual Meeting Preview: Amy and John share meeting insights and excitement

171

Chuck and Chris Welcome Rachel and Nora to Discuss the ASHT Annual Meeting

172

Wheel of Hand Surgery: Never Have I Ever

173

My Toughest Case: Scleroderma

174

Interview 14: Chuck and Chris Welcome Terry Light for a Medicolegal Education

175

Chuck and Chris Talk Operating Room Efficiency

176

Chuck and Chris Talk SLAC Wrist

177

How to Get the Most Out of Your Next Vacation

178

My Hardest (recent) Case: Revision Ulnar Nerve

179

Free Solo: Jeff and Steve Share Practice Year 1 Insights

180

Part 2: Stiff Finger with Macy Stonner

181

Part 1: The Stiff Finger

182

The PIP Joint Fracture

183

7 Personal Finance Pearls

184

Chuck and Chris Talk Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Myth or Reality

185

Interview 13: Chuck and Chris Welcome Mark Halstead, Peds Sports Medicine Physician

186

Lumps & Bumps: more fun than you thought!

187

Chuck and Chris talk a new reality for 2021: The Hybrid Meeting with pearls for success

188

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Cubital Tunnel Decompression

189

Interview 12: Chuck, Chris, & Rob Kamal discuss the new CPG on distal radius fractures

190

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Carpal Tunnel Release and Wrist Arthroscopy

191

Mentors and Scaphoids

192

Pediatric Fractures Part 2

193

Pediatric Phalanx Fractures

194

Chuck and Chris talk about The Mental Game in Hand Surgery

195

Part 3: Chuck and Chris Talk about What's New in the Hand Surgery Literature

196

Part 2: Chuck and Chris Talk about What's New in the Hand Surgery Literature

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Chuck and Chris Talk about What's New in the Hand Surgery Literature

198

Interview 11, Part 3 on Marketing: Chuck and Chris welcome Rob Gray and Orrin Franko

199

Chuck and Chris Talk CMC Fracture/ Dislocations

200

Interview 10 and Part 2 of Practice Development: Marketing w Aaron Perlut

201

Chuck and Chris Talk Pronator Syndrome

202

Chuck and Chris Talk Practice Development

203

Chuck and Chris Discuss Virtual Interviews

204

Interview 9 for Part 3 of Nerve Surgery: Chuck and Chris Welcome Amy Moore

205

Part 2: Chuck and Chris Talk Nerve Surgery, Technical Pearls 2

206

Part 1: Chuck and Chris Talk Nerve Surgery, technical pearls

207

Distal Radius Part 4/ Interview 9: Chuck and Chris talk therapy with Macy Stonner

208

Interview 8: An Epidemic during the Pandemic: Chuck and Chris Welcome Asif Ilyas to Discuss the Opioid Epidemic

209

Academic Institutions Don't Love You Back- Simone's Maxims

210

Part 3: Distal Radius Fracture, when a volar locking plate may not be ideal

211

Part 2: Distal Radius Fractures, the Volar Approach

212

Part 1: Distal Radius Fractures, Indications for Surgery

213

Leadership during the COVID Epidemic: One crucial consideration

214

Chuck and Chris discuss CRPS

215

Interview 7: Chuck and Chris Talk NBA Bubble w guest Ben Nwachukwu

216

ASSH 2020, Virtual Edition, Meeting Recap

217

Interview 6: Chuck and Chris Talk Hand Camp and Social Media with Amy Lake

218

Emergency Podcast: ASSH Annual Meeting

219

Interview 5: The Surgeon Therapist Relationship

220

Interview 4: Chuck and Chris Talk Kienbocks Disease with guest Steven Moran

221

Why Medicine? Chuck and Chris Talk Medical Careers

222

Can this one trick make you more efficient?

223

Part 3: Dupuytrens Disease w special guest Charlie Eaton

224

Part 2: Dupuytrens Disease

225

Part 1: Dupuytrens Disease

226

Part 2: Radial Sided Wrist Pain

227

Part 1: Radial Sided Wrist Pain

228

Microstresses in the Medical World

229

Part 2: Tennis elbow- Treatment

230

Part 1: Tennis elbow, a discussion of the diagnosis and examination

231

7 Side Gigs

232

Chuck & Chris Talk Education of Trainees

233

WALANT Hand Surgery Part 2 with guest Sam Moghtaderi

234

WALANT Hand Surgery Part 1 with guest Sam Moghtaderi

235

Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain, Episode 2: TFCC Treatment

236

Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain, Episode 1: Diagnosis

237

Flexor Tendon Surgery and Rehabilitation

238

Thumb UCL Injuries. Evaluation and Treatment in 2020

239

Interview 3: Marybeth Ezaki. Past ASSH President, Current Mentor and Sage

240

Dogma in Hand Surgery

241

Patient Centered Care and Basal Joint Arthritis

242

Interview 2: Martin Boyer, President of the Hand Society

243

Part 2: Hand Surgery Literature Update, 2019

244

Part 1: Hand Surgery Literature Update, 2019

245

Emergency Podcast: COVID-19

246

7 Clinical Pearls

247

Interview 1: Brent Graham, Journal of Hand Surgery Editor

248

7 Wack Gigs

249

Scaphoid 2- Surgical Treatment, the Volar Approach, Nonunions, and Therapy

250

Scaphoid 1- Diagnosis and the Dorsal Approach

251

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2- Surgery and Outcomes

252

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1- Diagnosis and Initial Treatment

253

Hands in the News: Metacarpal Fractures

254

Chuck & Chris: background and motivation

255

Interviewing for Residency and Fellowship – Perspectives from 2 faculty members

256

Cubital Tunnel 2 – Surgery and Postoperative Protocols

257

Cubital Tunnel 1 – Diagnosis and Initial Treatment