{"title":"Comment on: Can artificial intelligence pass the written European Board of Hand Surgery exam? Mert S, Muir L, Fuchs B, Lucksch V, Vollbach FH, Haas-Lützenberger EM, et al. Hand Surg Rehabil 2025:102197.","authors":"Ismail Sivri, Furkan Mehmet Ozden, Gamze Gul, Emre Kaygin, Tuncay Colak","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102575","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102575","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102575"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145991920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2025.102533
Nathan Bormans, Manou Acke, Benyameen Keelson, Kjell Van Royen, Jean Goubau
Objectives: The trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint is a puzzling joint with complex kinematics. Historically, instability and subluxation of the TMC joint are quantified by measurements as trapezial tilt, dorsal subluxation angle and radial subluxation ratio on two dimensional radiographs. These measurements are influenced by different factors such as radiographic incidence and position of the thumb relative to the hand. The recent introduction of four dimensional (4D) CT allows analysis of joint kinematics during an in vivo motion. The aim of this study was to analyze the congruency of the TMC joint during an active opposition and retropulsion movement using 4D CT.
Patients and methods: A total of 10 healthy volunteers were included and their TMC joint kinematics were studied during a retropulsion-opposition-retropulsion movement. Trapezial tilt, dorsal subluxation angle and radial subluxation ratio were measured for every patient during this active motion.
Results: Trapezial tilt evolved from 124 in retropulsion to 120 degrees in opposition and evolved from 120 degrees in opposition to 124 degrees in retropulsion. Dorsal subluxation angle evolved from 68 degrees in retropulsion to 45 degrees in opposition and evolved from 44 degrees in opposition to 68 degrees in retropulsion. Radial subluxation ratio evolved from 20% in retropulsion to 20% in opposition and evolved from 19% in opposition to 20% in retropulsion.
Conclusion: Trapezial tilt and dorsal subluxation decreases with opposition, whereas radial subluxation remains constant. Future research could use this model to investigate the influence of hyperlaxity and osteoarthritis on TMC joint kinematics and joint congruency.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102573
Yoan-Kim De Almeida, Sylvie Collon
{"title":"Communicating branch between the dorsal branch of the palmar ulnar proper digital nerve and the palmar ulnar proper digital nerve of the little finger.","authors":"Yoan-Kim De Almeida, Sylvie Collon","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102573","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102573"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145986139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102574
Shigeki Matsubara
{"title":"Comment on: Comparing AI-generated and human peer reviews: A study on 11 articles. Marrella D, Jiang S, Ipaktchi K, Liverneaux P. Hand Surg Rehabil: 2025: 102225.","authors":"Shigeki Matsubara","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102574","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102574","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102574"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145986146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-10DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102569
Sébastien Durand
{"title":"Response to the comment on: Left Hand, Right Hand: Understanding Laterality, Its Impact on Surgery, Durand S, Harder Y, Timoteo AD, Guttmann C, Mercier J, Jacques V. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2025, Oct, 44 (5), :102265. by Hafiz Abdul Mannan et al.","authors":"Sébastien Durand","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102569","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145961050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-10DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102571
Javed Iqbal, Brijesh Sathian, Syed Muhammad Ali, Hafiz Abdul Mannan
{"title":"Comment on: Left Hand, Right Hand: Understanding Laterality and Its Impact on Surgery. Durand S, Harder Y, Timoteo AD, Guttmann C, Mercier J, Jacques V. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2025 Oct;44(5):102265.","authors":"Javed Iqbal, Brijesh Sathian, Syed Muhammad Ali, Hafiz Abdul Mannan","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102571","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102571"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145961033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102570
Elise Lupon, Thomas Valério, Pharel Njessi, J B De Villeneuve Bargemon
{"title":"Response to the comment on: Morphometric, curvature CT-based study of the distal radius watershed line. Valerio T, Lupon E, Quemener-Tanguy A, Masse E, Brenac C, de Villeneuve Bargemon J-B. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2025, 44:102168. by Aphale P et al.","authors":"Elise Lupon, Thomas Valério, Pharel Njessi, J B De Villeneuve Bargemon","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102570","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102570"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145949228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102568
Sarbjit Kaur, Carmen Burkett, Yangmyung Ma, Christina Lipede, Andrea Jester
{"title":"Adaptive fashion: enhancing confidence for children with hand and upper-limb differences.","authors":"Sarbjit Kaur, Carmen Burkett, Yangmyung Ma, Christina Lipede, Andrea Jester","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102568","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102568"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145949081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-07DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102566
Francis Bonte, Sigrid Fauconnier, Dries Verrewaere, Pieter Pierreux, Hanne Vandevivere, Filip Stockmans, Bart Berghs
Hook of the hamate fractures are frequently underdiagnosed and prone to symptomatic non-union. Internal fixation preserves carpal stability and grip strength. We describe a percutaneous antegrade technique for a stable osteosynthesis.
{"title":"Percutaneous antegrade screw fixation of hook of the hamate fracture.","authors":"Francis Bonte, Sigrid Fauconnier, Dries Verrewaere, Pieter Pierreux, Hanne Vandevivere, Filip Stockmans, Bart Berghs","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102566","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102566","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hook of the hamate fractures are frequently underdiagnosed and prone to symptomatic non-union. Internal fixation preserves carpal stability and grip strength. We describe a percutaneous antegrade technique for a stable osteosynthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102566"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145947100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-07DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102567
David Bustamante Suarez de Puga, David Beneito Pastor, Carmen Verdu Roman, Julia Cebrian-Lopez, Roman Cebrian Gomez, Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, Javier Sanz-Reig
Introduction: This study aims to assess the rates of return to work and sports participation following arthroscopic bone grafting for severe scaphoid nonunion.
Patients and methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients treated for scaphoid nonunion from 2017 to 2024, with a minimum follow-up of one year. All patients underwent arthroscopic repair utilizing an olecranon bone graft and antegrade screw fixation. Employment status and sports participation prior to the diagnosis of nonunion were documented and evaluated at final follow-up.
Results: A total of 21 patients met the inclusion criteria. Before the diagnosis of scaphoid nonunion, 18 patients (85.7%) were employed, with 2 (11.1%) not returning to work. Seventeen patients (80.9%) participated in sports prior to nonunion. At the final follow-up, one patient (5.8%) was unable to resume sports, while two patients (11.7%) modified their activities due to ongoing wrist discomfort during pre-injury sports.
Conclusion: The arthroscopic management of scaphoid nonunion resulted in significant functional recovery, with an 88.9% return-to-work rate and a 94.2% return-to-sport rate.
{"title":"Return to work and sport after arthroscopic grafting for scaphoid nonunion.","authors":"David Bustamante Suarez de Puga, David Beneito Pastor, Carmen Verdu Roman, Julia Cebrian-Lopez, Roman Cebrian Gomez, Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, Javier Sanz-Reig","doi":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hansur.2026.102567","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aims to assess the rates of return to work and sports participation following arthroscopic bone grafting for severe scaphoid nonunion.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients treated for scaphoid nonunion from 2017 to 2024, with a minimum follow-up of one year. All patients underwent arthroscopic repair utilizing an olecranon bone graft and antegrade screw fixation. Employment status and sports participation prior to the diagnosis of nonunion were documented and evaluated at final follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 21 patients met the inclusion criteria. Before the diagnosis of scaphoid nonunion, 18 patients (85.7%) were employed, with 2 (11.1%) not returning to work. Seventeen patients (80.9%) participated in sports prior to nonunion. At the final follow-up, one patient (5.8%) was unable to resume sports, while two patients (11.7%) modified their activities due to ongoing wrist discomfort during pre-injury sports.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The arthroscopic management of scaphoid nonunion resulted in significant functional recovery, with an 88.9% return-to-work rate and a 94.2% return-to-sport rate.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>IV.</p>","PeriodicalId":94023,"journal":{"name":"Hand surgery & rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"102567"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145947113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}