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Tag: surgery

Hindsight

By Jason Pruzansky, MD A 77-year-old right hand dominant woman presented to my office with a complaint of left forearm pain. The discomfort began after she was transitioning from a rolling walker to a sofa and used her left hand for support. Radiographs demonstrated a displaced radial shaft fracture, suspicious for a pathologic lesion, which […]

Reflections of Career Air Force Hand Surgeon

** This is the author’s opinion and does not represent the military or U.S. government. ** By John V. Ingari, MD When asked to reflect on my hand surgery career in the United States Air Force a flood of thoughts emerged. I spent 25 years on active duty, beginning as a second lieutenant in 1982. […]

May 2019
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Turning the Tide

By Nicholas Pulos, MD I was fortunate to train as our profession’s and the public’s perception of pain management was changing for the better. As an intern, I rounded on hip and knee patients prescribed morphine PCAs post-op. I remember my mentors telling patients (erroneously) that the risk of opioid addiction was low because they […]