The Upper Hand: Chuck & Chris Talk Hand Surgery

Tips for Success: new attendings and new fellows

Chuck and Chris share thoughts and tips for success for new attendings and new fellows.  Things such as the 3 A's and the 3 E's (tune in for this new one) and m

JHS Spotlight, Summer 2026

Chuck and Chris review 6 recent Journal of Hand Surgery articles with a variety of topics.  Tune in and see below. 1) Arends GR, van Kooij YE, Stern BZ, Hovius SER, Wout

CMS, EDS, and ABOS

Chuck and Chris have a potpourri of topics including CMS proposed changes for 2027 (not good for hand surgery), cases, and two listener submitted topics: board preparatio

Practice Types and Private Equity: A discussion with Kathleen McKeon

Chuck and Chris welcome Kathleen McKeon as our guest to discuss practice types, including:  academicprivatePE-backed privatean employed positionsDr. McKeon has personal

Sustainability in Surgery and Other Pearls of Wisdom with Mark Baratz

Chuck and Chris welcome Mark Baratz as our guest to talk about a number of topics, including sustainability and surgery, book club, culture, and so much more. Join us for

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

Chuck and Chris catch up and discuss the new JBJS 'What's New in Hand Surgery', written by Eric Wagner and Nina Suh.  This takes us through 2025 and highli

Arcade of Struthers and Forearm Instability

Chuck and Chris catch up and discuss a few clinical scenarios including the Arcade of Struthers and indications to address it with ulnar nerve transposition.  They also d

Pronator Syndrome and JHS Spotlight Manuscripts

Chuck and Chris continue the initiative working with The Journal of Hand Surgery on a quarterly journal club.  Nash and Macerena choose the articles from the previous qua

Cases and Mailbag

Chuck and Chris catch up on recent travels including the Pediatric Hand Study Group meeting in Atlanta.  We discuss a few cases including a 5th CMC fracture dislocation,

Practical AI in Medicine with Jason Strelzow

Chuck and Chris welcome Jason Strelzow to discuss AI in general, applications in medicine (including ambient listening), and his favorite chatbot.  Dr. Strelzow is a hand

Artemis II and Being the Best Resident

Chuck and Chris spent a few minutes discussing Artemis II.  So many interesting discussion points from this mission around the moon- we focus on selection criteria for co

Volar Plating for Distal Radius Fractures

Chuck and Chris discuss volar plating for distal radius fractures.  What are the alternatives, what are some technical pearls,  and more. We are in need of a podcast int

Interesting Travels and Listener Feedback

Chuck and Chris share interesting information about Chuck's trip to India for the World Congenital Symposium and Chris' visit to the Curtis National Hand Center

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

Chuck and Chris begin a new initiative working with The Journal of Hand Surgery on a quarterly journal club.  Nash and Macerena will choose the articles from the previous

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

Chuck and Chris begin a new initiative working with The Journal of Hand Surgery on a quarterly journal club.  Nash and Macerena will choose the articles from the previous

Challenges with "Simple" Procedures in Hand Surgery

Chuck and Chris review common, "straightforward" surgeries in hand surgery and what might go wrong.  We specifically discuss trigger finger release, dequervains release,

Technical considerations: Ulnar Nerve and Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament

Chuck and Chris respond to listener submitted questions regarding cubital tunnel decompression and ulnar nerve transposition.  We also discuss some nuanced cases of thumb

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

Chris goes solo on this one as we share his guest podcast appearance on "The Resident Review Podcast."  The Second Look: Navigating Revision Surgery for Carpal and Cubit

Elbow Arthroscopy Tips and Tricks

Chuck and Chris discuss tricks and tips for elbow arthroscopy, a listener submitted topic.  Learn more about indications, portal placement, and keys to success. We are i

Clinic Efficiency and a Surgical Approach for Radial Tunnel Syndrome

Chuck and Chris discuss tips for an efficient clinic and review a surgical approach for radial tunnel syndrome and pronator syndrome treatment. We are in need of a podca