Trigger Finger Release Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Asif Ilyas, MD, FACS Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Program Director of Hand Surgery
When the flexor tendons of the hand thicken or become inflamed, stenosing flexor tenosynovitis of the hand (also known as trigger finger) develops. Dr. Asif Ilyas demonstrates on a cadaver how to perform the most standard trigger finger release, releasing the A1 pulley and then decompressing or releasing the flexor tendon.
Carpal Tunnel Release Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Asif Ilyas, MD, FACS Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Program Director of Hand Surgery
Dr. Asif Ilyas performs a carpal tunnel release, the most common hand surgery, on a cadaveric hand. This surgery is typically done for paresthesia in the hand due to median nerve compression when non-operative treatment, such as splinting and injections, fails or becomes recalcitrant.
We just preprinted 5 short cadaveric hand procedures by Dr. Asif Ilyas at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia! Look for blurbs & quizzes in the coming weeks on Wednesdays & Fridays.