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Waiting too long for surgery for distal radius fracture can be painful
One of the most common injuries seen in a hand surgeon’s office is termed the distal radius fracture. It is a common injury that afflicts one of the bones in the forearm. The significance of this injury lies in the fact that the distal radius serves as a surface upon...
Sliding for the home run – by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
As our Houston Astros celebrate their first ever World Series win, the town is celebrating. The baseball fields are filled with excited and newly inspired baseball players of all ages. As they swell with pride for their home town, they are playing this amazing sport....
Hurricane Harvey – A fall though the roof by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
As many of you know, Hurricane Harvey affected many Houstonians. Thousands of homes were washed away and flooded. Hundreds of thousands of people were affected in this historic tragedy. Many people sustained serious injuries while trying to escape the flood waters....
Keep your fingers away from fan blades by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
The greatest majority of all injuries are to the person’s hand. Our hands get cut, bruised, broken, and sprained. They feel numb, tingly, drop objects, and wake us up from sleep. The largest number of hand injuries affects the fingertips. Fingertips are generally the...
“Can You Get Me Back on the Court, Doc?”
ACL reconstruction and Meniscus Repair. A very energetic 21 year-old patient was playing basketball one day. He went up for a rebound, and when he came down, he felt a pop in his right knee. He immediately knew something was wrong. He suffered extreme right knee pain,...
The Slip and Fall Wrist Injury by Dr. Amit Patel
A fall from a standing height can result in a break of the wrist bone called the Distal Radius. This break of the wrist (fracture) is the most common break of the human body. These fractures can result from falls or car accidents. In the elderly, they typically result...
When Your Fingers and Wrist Go Limp – by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
Everybody today knows of Carpal Tunnel. It has become this mythical scary disease that “afflicts avid typists”. It is a disease that strikes the median nerve in the wrist. But what about the other important nerves? About 1/3 of the patients with hand pain come in...
Scaphoid, the Achilles heel by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
The Scaphoid bone has a funny name, because it derives it from the Greek word Scaphoides. This means boat shaped, corresponding to the shape of the bone. The function of this boat-shaped bone is to couple the motion of several other bones in the wrist. The reason,...
Can We Sew A Thumb Back On?
The thumb contributes approximately 50 % of the function of the hand. This is because the thumb is a strong and adaptable digit that opposes the rest of the fingers in the hand. The thumb can perform fine manipulation to grab small objects, for example pinch. It also...
Don’t Loose Hope – Lives Shattered by Table Saws – by Dr. Shuhatovich
There are very few instances when a Hand Surgeon cannot anticipate severity of injury en-route. Two of the most devastating injuries are explosions and table saws. Both wreak havoc of a patient’s hand with devastating consequences. A myriad of injuries are possible....
Rotator Cuff Tear. When they tell you “it cannot be fixed” seek another opinion – by Dr. Marcos Masson
Shoulder injuries can result in rotator cuff tears of various sizes, which influence the operative result. The time from injury to presentation to a shoulder surgeon is fate determining in influencing final outcome. An acute tear, presenting to the shoulder surgeon...
Don’t Use Your Fist As A Hammer – by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
At the ROC, we feel very privileged when other surgeons ask us for help with a patient. One such patient was scheduled with Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich. Upon his arrival, the patient immediately started his story of frustration, pain and complete disability. He could not...
The Art of Physical Examination – Not an MRI Diagnosis by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
A very pleasant 24-year-old patient presented to me a month and a half ago. Despite his utter frustration and displeasure with his current medical condition, he methodically explained to me, that he had a cut to his wrist 2 months prior and has been unable to grip...
Hand to Hammer is Always Better Than Hammer to Hand by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
A thumb contributes 50% to a person’s hand function. A thumb injury can potentially irreversibly damage the patient’s hand and therefore permanently affect life and ability to work. 1 week ago at ROC our schedulers got a call that a severely injured patient was...
“I just want to play guitar” by Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
A patient presented to our ROC office 5.5 weeks ago with a metacarpal bone fracture. He was walking at his job and slipped on a wet floor and landed on his left hand. He realized his bone was broken immediately, because he felt a sharp spike under his skin. He...
Another Nearly Amputated Forearm Saved – Dr. Yevgeny Shuhatovich
Patient is a 30 year old carpenter who was using a table saw to cut wood. The dangers of using a table saw could not be overstated. The board that he was cutting, kicked and brought his forearm straight onto the rotating blade of the table saw. This severed nearly all...
Orthopedic medical app empowers patients: diagnosis in minutes, same day surgery
The Reconstructive Orthopedic Center (ROC) in Houston is proud to introduce a new browser app which will revolutionize the way many access injury diagnosis and emergency surgery. Traditionally, an injured patient would be referred to a specialist by their general...
Hand Surgeon Saves a Life – Reconstructive Orthopedic Center
It is not often that we get a privilege to save someone else’s life. This rare privilege had presented itself on the doorsteps of Reconstructive Orthopedic Center. Our emergency coordinators got a call from one of the occupational medicine clinics, that a strange...
Galeazzi Fracture with Crushing Injury of the Hand, Wrist, Forearm and Upper Arm by Dr. Shuhatovich
Crushing Injury of the Left Hand/Wrist/Forearm/Upper Arm This is an unfortunate 37-year-old man who sustained a significant crushing injury in a press machine. His left hand, arm and forearm were all crushed. He sustained severe friction burns and soft tissue avulsion...
Total Elbow Replacement for Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Patient is a 52-year-old nurse with long standing history of Rheumatoid Arthritis managed with medications for over 10 years. She has had progressive decline in her abilities to perform her job, activities of daily living and has begun having chronic pain in her...