The article reviews key considerations and our preferred methods in treating upper extremity palsies, gunshot wounds and scaphoid nonunion. For these three difficult conditions, I highlight the importance of a team approach when treating upper extremity neuromuscular disease, flexibility and creativity when treating gunshot wounds, and my personal protocol for dealing with scaphoid fracture nonunions.
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