ArticleThe Journal of hand surgery2018
The Teleology of the Thumb: On Purpose and Design.
Article in The Journal of hand surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Wearable thumb sleeves enabled by self-supervised learning with few stretchable sensors and few-shot data for switchable finger tasks.Science advances · 2026Article
- Thumb tip reconstruction for apical substance loss using a bipedunculated homodigital V-Y advancement FLAP: OUR experiences.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Article
- Role of Post-Operative Rehabilitation in TM Joint Arthritis: Functional Outcomes of Interposition Trapeziectomy vs. Prosthesis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The Role of the Flexor Carpi Radialis Groove in Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- A Region-Based Statistical Shape Modeling on the First Trapezoid-Metacarpal.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2023Article
- Clinical evaluation of thumb base osteoarthritis: A scoping review.Hand therapy · 2021Article
- Cosmetic and functional results of a newly reconstructed thumb by combining the phalanx of second toe and the great toenail flap transplantation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- Congenital thumb differences- current concepts.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaReview
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Abstract
The Andrew J. Weiland Medal is presented by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand to a midcareer researcher dedicated to advancing patient care in the field of hand surgery. The Weiland Medal for 2017 was presented to the author at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. The purpose of this article is to present current evidence on how biomechanics and morphology influence the pathophysiology of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
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