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Top NYC hand surgeon Dr. Dan Polatsch discusses smartphone-related hand issues
Over the past year, cell phone users have been sharing photos of some wonky pinky fingers. The pinkies are curved or at an angle from the rest of the fingers, and users claim that the shape of their hands has changed from over-using their smartphones. A headline from an article posted today on the Daily Mail screams, “People share shocking photos showing how their hands have been left deformed by the way they hold their gadget.” Others though, including some surgeons who specialize in hand surgery, aren’t quite as convinced.
Jason Pierre-Paul tweets he doesn’t need index finger to get sacks
Days after Pierre-Paul’s accident, Dr. Steven Beldner, co-director of New York Hand and Wrist Center at Lenox Hill Hospital, told New York’s WPIX that, “The index finger is one of the least important fingers, because if you lose your index finger you can immediately bypass it to your third or your fourth or your fifth finger.”
Top NYC hand surgeon discusses Jimmy Fallon’s hand injury
Congratulations Dr. Polatsch and Dr. Beldner on once again being selected as one of New York Magazine’s Best Doctors.
Owing to his expertise on thumb injuries, Dr. Dan Polatsch discusses overuse injures from texting on NBC’s Today Show.
On March 20th, Dr. Dan Polatsch was inducted as an NYPD Honorary Police Surgeon by Police Commissioner Bratton at One Police Plaza.
Bob Beckel thanks Dr. Dan Polatsch for saving his hand on Fox News Network
Dr. Steven Beldner discussing Alex Rodriguez’s hand injury on Fox 5 News
Dr. Polatsch interviewed in 3 Teams: A Youth Sports Story Documentary film for his expertise in upper-extremity sports injuries.
Orthopedic Surgeon on Bono’s Injury
Dr. Steven Beldner, hand surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, talks to Roseanne Colletti about Bono’s arm injury and the typical recovery time for such an injury.
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