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Maxim Horwitz, Consultant Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon, London. All views are my own. Fan of hand injury prevention & clear explanation of hand/wrist problems
London, UK
Joined February 2015
🖐️ NEW STUDY ALERT - LINEUP 🖐️ We’re mapping how post-axial polydactyly is treated across the UK and exploring priorities of families and clinicians. EOI➡️ https://t.co/PWBcWojs9P 🧵1/7
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Patient- and Provider-Perceived Barriers to #ReconstructiveSurgery for Patients With #UpperLimbSpasticity
@MayoClinic @TRICARE @UCIrvineHealth
#BrainInjury #UMNSyndrome #HandSurgery
https://t.co/YSd0FPgiT8
jhandsurg.org
The benefits of upper-extremity reconstructive surgery for patients with spastic deformities are well documented, but a small portion of eligible patients undergo surgery. We sought to determine...
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📣 Calling all patients! We need your opinions! BSSH are are currently producing patient information leaflets and need patient reviewers. Find out more: https://t.co/sNUj9swUpD Sign up to the BSSH Patient Network: https://t.co/H3AlDCQOLX
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Registration is open for the 9th FESSH Academy Foundation Course in Prague (Feb 11-14, 2026)! ✋ 4-day program for senior trainees & experienced surgeons. Apply now! 💻 https://t.co/IfKx5cIMqr
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Hand Surgeons, Let’s Carve Out Safety This Halloween! ✋ Pumpkin carving season is here, and so is the risk of hand injuries. As experts in hand health, we can prevent accidents before they happen. https://t.co/od9MRpsa48
@efsht @SIOTOrtopedia @societasicpre @grupposandonato
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This is a really important evidence-based document written by clinicians working at the front line of patient care. It advises on safe care for hand surgery patients. I really hope that the government and regulatory bodies take heed.
*NEW RELEASE* BSSH publish report on sterile packed implants in hand surgery. Traceability=goal but significant concerns regarding sterile packed implants: infection risk, safety, efficiency, ££ to the NHS and environmental cost. Report is here https://t.co/biRGwl1pKp
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Comparative Computer-Aided Analysis of Three-Dimensional Carpal Alignment in Scapholunate Advanced Collapse and Healthy Wrists #CarpalAlignment #CarpalHeight #ComputerAided #Osteoarthritis #ScapholunateAdvancedCollapse #HandSurgery
https://t.co/d8IF50oEC3
jhandsurg.org
Scapholunate dissociation frequently results in malalignment and scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC). Previous analyses have relied on visual observations of carpal angles among the scaphoid,...
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Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgeons Are Poised to Lead Efforts in Promoting #Sustainability in the Operating Room @StanfordHealth @UofUMedicine
#Environment #GreenhouseGases #HealthCareSustainability #LeanAndGreen #HandSurgery
https://t.co/WzT5OxkBqV
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New #VisualAbstract! Revision #A1Pulley Release: An Analysis of Risk Factors Using a National Database @UChicagoMed @UChicagoOrtRes
#RevisionTriggerFingerRelease #TriggerFinger #StenosingTenosynovitis #HandSurgery
https://t.co/626YyD27v2
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And discuss …@bssh
The Effect of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Union Rates Following Operative Repair of #DistalRadius #Fractures
@RothmanOrtho @PennStHershey @JeffersonUniv @DrexelMedicine
#DRF #NSAIDs #Opioids #PainManagement #JHSGO #HandSurgery #OpenAccess
https://t.co/tpnfDp5Spw
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Have you seen this yet? If not - grab a cuppa and get reading! 'Alternative designs for randomized clinical trials' from Matt Costa, @JuulAchten, Duncan Appelbe and @xlgriffin, published in @BoneJointJ 🙏 #medicalresearch #randomized #clinicaltrials #orthopaedics #RCT #Trauma
When investigating aspects of a high-volume clinical problem, clear standard-of-care guidelines, and an established set of core outcome measures, a platform design offers advantages. #RCT #Trauma #ClinicalTrials #Orthopedics @Oxford_Trauma
https://t.co/IFroRbunoq
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HAVE YOUR SAY!! British Society for Surgery of the Hand has requested an Orthopaedic Trainee Representative on their Education and Training & Instructional Course Organising Committee This is your chance to influence who represents your views! https://t.co/mpmPMMtOgW
@BSSHand
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#MedTwitter – In honor of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) awareness month, read our review article that presents what is known on the management of physical activity in children with JIA. https://t.co/o5zDNoZ9nY
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📣 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED - 6th August! BSSH BAHT Autumn Scientific Meeting - 27-28 November 2025. Registration also open - don't miss out! https://t.co/ibu0pNAF5k
@BAHTHandtherapy
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Dorsal spanning plates significantly increase construct strength in a cadaveric perilunate model @LondonDA @MizzouOrtho
#Perilunate #Plate #Trauma #WeightBearing #Wrist
https://t.co/KQ4LDlgGoh
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The #Acute Burned #UpperExtremity: Evolution of Practices and Management @CBMCNJ @WeillCornell
#Burn #HandSurgery #Reconstruction
https://t.co/iELtTK8zqO
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📣Applications for Council Membership 📅DEADLINE 31st JULY Are you interested in becoming more involved with the BSSH? We’re looking for BSSH Fellows to join Council from Jan 2026 - Dec 2028. You do not need to have served on a BSSH committee to apply. https://t.co/3GwN9KxeN3
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"Robot-Assisted Retrograde Elastic Intramedullary Nailing Versus ORIF with a Plate for Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures" Zhang et al. Read online at: https://t.co/zDTtWbf1Q8
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New #VisualAbstract! Predicting #Surgical Versus #Nonsurgical Management of Acute Isolated #DistalRadiusFractures in Patients Under Age 60 Using a Convolutional Neural Network @uoftmedicine @UHN @DATATeam_uhn @SickKidsNews
#AI #Imaging #Trauma
https://t.co/tFNzNDE80l
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The journey is not over when the research is done. It is the dissemination and enacting change that is really important. #NHS #Research #Healthcare #Orthopedics #KnowledgeTranslation @BristolBRC @UoBristol_Pain
https://t.co/uv5B5dpA9C
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