Lana Kang

Summary

Affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The flexor carpi radialis brevis muscle: an anomalous flexor of the wrist and hand. A case report
    Lana Kang
    Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 31:1511-3. 2006
  2. ncbi Early outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a matched comparison with mini-open rotator cuff repair
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Arthroscopy 23:573-82, 582.e1-2. 2007
  3. ncbi Rupture of the radial collateral ligament of the index metacarpophalangeal joint: diagnosis and surgical treatment
    Lana Kang
    Hospital for Special Surgery, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, New York, NY, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 32:789-94. 2007
  4. ncbi Features of grade 3 giant cell tumors of the distal radius associated with successful intralesional treatment
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity, Hospital for Special Surgery, 523 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 35:1850-7. 2010
  5. ncbi Patients' preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair
    R Frank Henn
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1913-9. 2007
  6. ncbi Effect of medical comorbidity on self-assessed pain, function, and general health status after rotator cuff repair
    Robert Z Tashjian
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, 2 Dudley Street, COOP 1st Floor, Providence, RI 02905, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 88:536-40. 2006
  7. ncbi Extensor tendon centralization at the metacarpophalangeal joint: surgical technique
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 35:1194-7. 2010
  8. ncbi Patients with workers' compensation claims have worse outcomes after rotator cuff repair
    R Frank Henn
    Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 90:2105-13. 2008
  9. ncbi The effect of comorbidity on self-assessed function in patients with a chronic rotator cuff tear
    Robert Z Tashjian
    University Orthopedics, Inc, 2 Dudley Street, Suite 200, Providence, RI 02905, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:355-62. 2004
  10. ncbi Neurotization to innervate the deltoid and biceps: 3 cases
    Christopher J Dy
    Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 38:237-40. 2013

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi The flexor carpi radialis brevis muscle: an anomalous flexor of the wrist and hand. A case report
    Lana Kang
    Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 31:1511-3. 2006
    ..A review of the literature yielded a report of these findings in cadaveric specimens; here we give a description in a living person...
  2. ncbi Early outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a matched comparison with mini-open rotator cuff repair
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Arthroscopy 23:573-82, 582.e1-2. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the early functional outcome of mini-open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair...
  3. ncbi Rupture of the radial collateral ligament of the index metacarpophalangeal joint: diagnosis and surgical treatment
    Lana Kang
    Hospital for Special Surgery, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, New York, NY, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 32:789-94. 2007
    ..To report the diagnosis and results of 12 surgically treated cases of isolated radial collateral ligament (RCL) tears of the index finger (IF) metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint...
  4. ncbi Features of grade 3 giant cell tumors of the distal radius associated with successful intralesional treatment
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity, Hospital for Special Surgery, 523 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 35:1850-7. 2010
    ..The goal of this study was to identify radiographic and anatomic features of Campanacci grade 3 distal radius giant cell tumors that are associated with an acceptable rate of local recurrence after intralesional treatment...
  5. ncbi Patients' preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair
    R Frank Henn
    Department of Orthopaedics, The Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1913-9. 2007
    ..We hypothesized that preoperative expectations are predictive of the outcome of rotator cuff repair...
  6. ncbi Effect of medical comorbidity on self-assessed pain, function, and general health status after rotator cuff repair
    Robert Z Tashjian
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, 2 Dudley Street, COOP 1st Floor, Providence, RI 02905, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 88:536-40. 2006
    ..Consequently, a higher number of medical comorbidities should not be considered a negative factor in determining whether a patient should undergo rotator cuff repair...
  7. ncbi Extensor tendon centralization at the metacarpophalangeal joint: surgical technique
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 35:1194-7. 2010
    ..Here we present a technique that creates a bone tunnel for a graft that is sutured upon itself and effectively creates a new pulley...
  8. ncbi Patients with workers' compensation claims have worse outcomes after rotator cuff repair
    R Frank Henn
    Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 90:2105-13. 2008
    ..We hypothesized that patients with Workers' Compensation claims who undergo rotator cuff repair have worse outcomes, even after controlling for confounding factors...
  9. ncbi The effect of comorbidity on self-assessed function in patients with a chronic rotator cuff tear
    Robert Z Tashjian
    University Orthopedics, Inc, 2 Dudley Street, Suite 200, Providence, RI 02905, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:355-62. 2004
    ..We postulate that this effect may ultimately influence the evaluation of the results of surgical treatment of rotator cuff tears and should be considered when treating patients and analyzing outcomes...
  10. ncbi Neurotization to innervate the deltoid and biceps: 3 cases
    Christopher J Dy
    Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 38:237-40. 2013
    ..To describe our experience using direct muscle neurotization as a treatment adjunct during delayed surgical reconstruction for traumatic denervation injuries...
  11. ncbi Arthroscopic versus open dorsal ganglion excision: a prospective, randomized comparison of rates of recurrence and of residual pain
    Lana Kang
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 33:471-5. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the postoperative rates of ganglion recurrence between arthroscopic and open techniques of dorsal ganglion (DG) excision...
  12. ncbi Patient compliance in avoiding wrong-site surgery
    Christopher W DiGiovanni
    Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 85:815-9. 2003
    ..The hypothesis of this study was that a substantial number of patients who undergo elective orthopaedic surgery do not comply with instructions designed specifically to prevent wrong-site surgery...