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The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery — 253 episodes

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Sustainability in Surgery and Other Pearls of Wisdom with Mark Baratz

2

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

3

Arcade of Struthers and Forearm Instability

4

Pronator Syndrome and JHS Spotlight Manuscripts

5

Cases and Mailbag

6

Practical AI in Medicine with Jason Strelzow

7

Artemis II and Being the Best Resident

8

Volar Plating for Distal Radius Fractures

9

Interesting Travels and Listener Feedback

10

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

11

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

12

Challenges with "Simple" Procedures in Hand Surgery

13

Technical considerations: Ulnar Nerve and Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament

14

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

15

Elbow Arthroscopy Tips and Tricks

16

Clinic Efficiency and a Surgical Approach for Radial Tunnel Syndrome

17

Guyons Canal Decompression: Indications and Technique

18

Thought Leadership in 2025

19

Local Only Hand Surgery, Pearls and Challenges

20

ASSH Annual Meeting in Vancouver Live Podcast

21

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

22

Tennis Elbow with Macy Stonner

23

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

24

Handling Referrals Plus Tips and Tricks for Common Surgeries

25

AIN Palsy and Advice for New Fellowship Grads

26

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

27

The Carpal Bones, More Fun Than You Think

28

Chuck and Chris Talk Distal Biceps Ruptures

29

CMCs, OCDs, and Leadership

30

Nerve Conference, B-School, and Complex CMC Arthritis

31

Favorite and Not-So-Favorite Surgeries

32

What's New in Hand Surgery, 2025 Part 2

33

Whats New in Hand Surgery, 2025

34

IFSSH Day 5, Friday March 28th, 2025

35

IFSSH Day 4, Thursday March 27th, 2025

36

IFSSH Day 3, Wednesday March 26, 2025

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IFSSH Day 2, Tuesday March 25 2025

38

IFSSH Day 1, Monday March 24 2025

39

Humerus Fracture with Radial Nerve Palsy, Part 1

40

Global Hand Surgery with Guest Jim Chang

41

IFSSH Preview with Guests Jeff Yao and Jeff Friedrich

42

Mailbag and FPL Tendon Reconstruction

43

The LRTI in 2025

44

Wrist Arthroscopy with Sanj Kakar, part 2

45

The Future of Hand Surgery

46

AI and Medicine: A Discussion with Alpesh Patel

47

Mailbag Cases and Reasons to be Thankful

48

Advocacy- why it matters

49

Bennett Fractures, Rolando Fractures, and Guest Lecturer Sam!

50

Considerations on the Darrach Procedure

51

The Business of Hand Surgery

52

Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy

53

Mailbag and Hand Society Preview

54

The SL Ligament with Sanj Kakar

55

Hand Injuries in Rock Climbing

56

Advice for Graduating Fellows and Spanning Plates

57

Flexor Tendon Avulsion

58

The Leadership Journey with Steve Frick

59

JBJS What's New in Hand Surgery, part 2

60

What's New in Hand Surgery 2024, part 1

61

Mission Trips and Cases

62

Medical Marketing 101 with special Guest

63

Ray Resections and Clinical Practice Management

64

Hand Therapy for Finger Fractures with Macy

65

Finger Fractures

66

What can hand specialists learn from a total joint surgeon?

67

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

68

Volar Approach to the Scaphoid: Technical considerations

69

Listener Mailbag: CMC and UNT

70

Technical Considerations in the treatment of Kienbocks

71

Positive Energy, Cases, and End of Year Discussion

72

The Story of Sterling Bunnell

73

Medial Epicondyle Fractures- considerations in challenging outcomes

74

Patient Conversations: What to say and not say

75

Spaghetti Wrist- A technical episode

76

Chuck and Chris Discuss Clavicle Fractures with a Trauma Surgeon

77

The Hand Society, Elbow Deformity and Drake

78

Chuck and Chris host Podcast Journal Club

79

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

80

The pearls episode: median nerve repair and volar scaphoid fixation

81

Transposition pearls, hook of hamate fractures, and more!

82

Distal Radius Malunion with special guest Megan Conti Mica

83

Deep Dive on the PIP Joint and the Stiff Finger

84

Firework Injuries and Journal Club

85

Chuck and Chris discuss scaphoid nonunions

86

Chuck and Chris discuss the impact of patient age on treatment

87

Chuck and Chris Discuss the Importance of Medical Communities

88

Live from Singapore!

89

Chuck and Chris Discuss FPL Rupture after Distal Radius Volar Plating

90

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

91

Mallet Finger, made more exciting

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

The Lee Dellon Interview

96

Listener Mailbag and Cases

97

Webinars and Workaholics

98

How the Times are Changing

99

Promotion of Your Practice Interests

100

Chuck and Chris Discuss Claw Hand

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

Chuck and Chris on the Radial Nerve. Part I

107

Chuck and Chris discuss marketing and competition in healthcare

108

Chuck and Chris Talk Mission Trips

109

Chuck and Chris share Current Strategies for Dupuytrens,

110

Interviews and Amputations

111

Chuck and Chris Talk Common Peroneal Nerve

112

ASSH 2022 Highlights, Lessons, and Favorite Moments

113

Live with Chuck and Chris from Boston at the ASSH

114

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

115

Chuck and Chris Welcome Pete Carter

116

Chuck and Chris continue the discussion on coaching and burnout

117

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

118

Chuck and Chris discuss thumb arthritis and joint balance

119

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome with Ulnar Nerve Pathology: A Case Discussion

120

Chuck and Chris Talk Surgical Techniques for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

121

Chuck and Chris Talk Elbow OCDs

122

Chuck and Chris Talk National Societies

123

Chuck and Chris Discuss Uncertainty

124

Chuck and Chris Welcome Farsh Guilak

125

Scaphoid Proximal Pole Nonunion

126

Chuck and Chris talk cases and listener emails

127

Chuck and Chris discuss ethical conundrums

128

Chuck and Chris Talk Hand Surgery Social Media Across the World

129

Live with Chuck and Chris from London at IFSSH

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

Chuck and Chris Discuss the Challenging Clinic Patient

134

Chuck and Chris Discuss Generational Differences

135

Chuck and Chris Talk Nerve Injury During Carpal Tunnel Surgery

136

Chuck and Chris's Grab Bag

137

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: ECU Tendon

138

Chuck and Chris Talk Hand Surgeries for the Non Hand Surgeon

139

Listener Mailbag w Discussion on Surgical Coding

140

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Radial Tunnel Decompression

141

Chuck and Chris discuss sustained high performance

142

Chuck and Chris Talk Wrist Salvage Procedures with Steve Moran

143

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

144

JBJS Hand and Wrist Surgery Update, 2021, Part 2

145

JBJS Hand and Wrist Surgery Update 2021, Part I

146

Chuck and Chris Talk Baseball Injuries

147

Chuck and Chris Talk Congenital- What We Can All Learn

148

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

149

Chuck and Chris Talk Zoom Interviews

150

Resolutions and Cases

151

A Case Based Discussion of Kienbocks Disease

152

Chuck and Chris Discuss Their 3 Most Memorable Cases

153

Chuck and Chris Discuss Their 3 Most Influential Mentors

154

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: TFCC Repair

155

Thanksgiving Episode 2021: Why Chuck and Chris are thankful

156

Half Full or Half Empty?

157

Fall 2021 Hand Surgery Journal Club

158

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

159

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

160

Live Flexor Tendon Injury Discussion at 2021 ASHT Annual Meeting

161

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair

162

Chris and Chuck Talk Innovation with guest Jorge Orbay

163

Chuck and Chris w the ASSH 2021 Recap

164

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Scapholunate Ligament Repair

165

Giving A Fantastic Presentation

166

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

167

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

168

Wheel of Hand Surgery: Never Have I Ever

169

My Toughest Case: Scleroderma

170

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

171

Chuck and Chris Talk Operating Room Efficiency

172

Chuck and Chris Talk SLAC Wrist

173

How to Get the Most Out of Your Next Vacation

174

My Hardest (recent) Case: Revision Ulnar Nerve

175

Free Solo: Jeff and Steve Share Practice Year 1 Insights

176

Part 2: Stiff Finger with Macy Stonner

177

Part 1: The Stiff Finger

178

The PIP Joint Fracture

179

7 Personal Finance Pearls

180

Chuck and Chris Talk Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Myth or Reality

181

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

182

Lumps & Bumps: more fun than you thought!

183

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

184

Deep Dives on Surgical Technique: Cubital Tunnel Decompression

185

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

186

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

187

Mentors and Scaphoids

188

Pediatric Fractures Part 2

189

Pediatric Phalanx Fractures

190

Chuck and Chris talk about The Mental Game in Hand Surgery

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

Chuck and Chris Talk CMC Fracture/ Dislocations

196

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

197

Chuck and Chris Talk Pronator Syndrome

198

Chuck and Chris Talk Practice Development

199

Chuck and Chris Discuss Virtual Interviews

200

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

201

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

202

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

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

Part 2: Distal Radius Fractures, the Volar Approach

208

Part 1: Distal Radius Fractures, Indications for Surgery

209

Leadership during the COVID Epidemic: One crucial consideration

210

Chuck and Chris discuss CRPS

211

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

212

ASSH 2020, Virtual Edition, Meeting Recap

213

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

214

Emergency Podcast: ASSH Annual Meeting

215

Interview 5: The Surgeon Therapist Relationship

216

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

217

Why Medicine? Chuck and Chris Talk Medical Careers

218

Can this one trick make you more efficient?

219

Part 3: Dupuytrens Disease w special guest Charlie Eaton

220

Part 2: Dupuytrens Disease

221

Part 1: Dupuytrens Disease

222

Part 2: Radial Sided Wrist Pain

223

Part 1: Radial Sided Wrist Pain

224

Microstresses in the Medical World

225

Part 2: Tennis elbow- Treatment

226

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

227

7 Side Gigs

228

Chuck & Chris Talk Education of Trainees

229

WALANT Hand Surgery Part 2 with guest Sam Moghtaderi

230

WALANT Hand Surgery Part 1 with guest Sam Moghtaderi

231

Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain, Episode 2: TFCC Treatment

232

Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain, Episode 1: Diagnosis

233

Flexor Tendon Surgery and Rehabilitation

234

Thumb UCL Injuries. Evaluation and Treatment in 2020

235

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

236

Dogma in Hand Surgery

237

Patient Centered Care and Basal Joint Arthritis

238

Interview 2: Martin Boyer, President of the Hand Society

239

Part 2: Hand Surgery Literature Update, 2019

240

Part 1: Hand Surgery Literature Update, 2019

241

Emergency Podcast: COVID-19

242

7 Clinical Pearls

243

Interview 1: Brent Graham, Journal of Hand Surgery Editor

244

7 Wack Gigs

245

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

246

Scaphoid 1- Diagnosis and the Dorsal Approach

247

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2- Surgery and Outcomes

248

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1- Diagnosis and Initial Treatment

249

Hands in the News: Metacarpal Fractures

250

Chuck & Chris: background and motivation

251

Interviewing for Residency and Fellowship – Perspectives from 2 faculty members

252

Cubital Tunnel 2 – Surgery and Postoperative Protocols

253

Cubital Tunnel 1 – Diagnosis and Initial Treatment