Daniel Hess, MD is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in operative and non-operative treatment of hand and upper extremity musculoskeletal pathology with a sub-specialty certification in hand surgery. He earned his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville and his hand surgery, upper extremity and microvascular surgery fellowship at Duke University Health System in Durham, North Carolina.
Hand Fellows from Philadelphia Hand Center, University of Colorado, Mayo Clinic, and Hospital for Special Surgery debate methods for SL reconstruction. 3 Ligament tenodesis, Reduction and Association of SL, Scapholunate internal brace 360, Swivelock SL IL Reconstruction and ANAFAB are also discussed and compared with pearls for each procedure
Drs Buterbaugh, Putnam, Fitzpartick, and Stepan debate the merits of LRTI, Suture button suspension arthroplasty, Suture suspension arthroplasty with or without an implant, and arthrodesis for management of thumb CMC arthritis
Thumb carpal metacarpal joint (CMCJ) arthritis is common. Surgical
denervation is an option for symptomatic CMCJ arthritis. Articular branches of
denervation can be performed using a single volar incision. Synovectomy at the CMCJ
can also be performed at the same time. Short recovery period is noted.
