New York Yankee Star Alex Rodriguez Suffers a Broken Hand Tuesday Evening, 7/24/12
Alex Rodriguez’s injury, a nondisplaced, fractured left 5th metacarpal, generally heals with 4 weeks of splinting. This description means that the bone between the wrist and little finger is broken in two and is well-aligned. In order to allow for sufficient new bone formation to withstand the stresses of batting, running, and playing third base, […]
Recent Pediatric Cases
A five year-old child with an upper extremity birth palsy (Erb Palsy) and secondary glenohumeral dysplasia successfully underwent reconstructive surgery, through a single, cosmetic axillary incision. The shoulder joint subluxation was reduced by capsulotomy and lengthening of the subscapularis muscle. External rotation and abduction will be greatly increased by the transfer of the teres major […]
New Tennis Elbow Surgery
A highly successful operation invented by Dr. Pruzansky to treat chronic Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) was published in the “American Journal of Orthopaedics”. The use of Platelet Rich Plasma has made surgical repair less common. Sports Injuries of the Hand and Upper Extremity In the world Dr. Pruzansky is 1 of 19 hand surgeons – […]
Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections appear to be as effective as, or better than, steroid injections for tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and pitcher’s elbow, and probably with fewer side effects.* The application of PRP to these and other forms of tendinitis and bursitis of the upper extremity for which it is being used is still […]
Just a Bruise!
Atlanta Braves’ All-Star catcher Brian McCann gave Braves Nation a momentary reason to panic Saturday when he was struck in the right ring finger by a ball off the bat of a former teammate in the first inning of Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees (see this article). Luckily, McCann regained feeling in his […]