RT Journal A1 Amadio, Peter C. T1 What’s New in Hand Surgery JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery YR 2012 FD March 21 VO 94 IS 6 SP 569 OP 573 DO 10.2106/JBJS.K.01566 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.01566 AB This update reviews material presented at the 2011 annual meetings of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS), and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as well as articles published in the field of hand surgery (other than those published in this journal) between August 2010 and July 2011. In addition to the broad focus of the AAOS, both hand surgery organizations feature presentations on shoulder and elbow surgery and general microsurgery, all of which are beyond the scope of this review. If a work was presented at more than one meeting, only the first presentation is described.