Research
Here are some examples of research and book chapters (some with PDF copies to download) that Associate Professor Bo Povlsen and other Doctors from the London HAND clinic have been involved with:
PUBLICATIONS
- A new fibrin seal in primary repair of peripheral nerves. B. Povlsen. J. Hand Surg. (Brit. & Eur.). 19B: 43-47, 1994.
[Download PDF] - A new fibrin seal: Functional evaluation of sensory regeneration following primary repair of peripheral nerves. B. Povlsen. J. Hand Surg. (Brit. & Eur.). 19B: 250-254, 1994.
- Cold-induced vasospasm after digital replantation does not improve with time. B. Povlsen, E. Nylander and G. Nylander. J. Hand Surg. (Brit. & Eur.). 20B: 237-239, 1995.
[Download PDF] - Natural history of digital replantation: a 12-year prospective study. B. Povlsen, E. Nylander, G. Nylander. Microsurg (Am.). 16: 138-140, 1995.
[Download PDF] - Cold-induced vasospasm after finger replantation; abnormal sensory regeneration and sensitisation of cold nociceptors. B. Povlsen. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Hand Surg. 30: 63 - 66, 1996.
- Incidence and natural history of touch allodynia after open carpal tunnel release. B. Povlsen and I. Tegnell. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Hand Surg. 30: 221-225, 1996.
[Download PDF] - Touch allodynia following endoscopic (single portal) or open decompression for carpal tunnel syndrome. Povlsen, I. Tegnell, M. Revell and L. Adolfsson. J. Hand Surg. (Brit. & Eur.). 22B:325-327, 1997.
[Download PDF] - The use of fibrin glue in hand surgery. B. Povlsen, M. Schoofs. Consensus summary. European society for Surgery of the Hand, annual meeting 1998.
- Disability following a simple wrist fracture. Povlsen B, Peckett W & Smith A. Journal of Personal Injury Litigation. 1999, 3; 214-217.
[Download PDF] - Sympathetic block significantly improves re-perfusion in skeletal muscle following prolonged use of tourniquet. B. Povlsen, A. Sirsjö . J. Hand Surg. (Brit. & Eur.). 1999, 24B: 6: 738-740.
[Download PDF] - Trauma. B. Povlsen & D. Snashall. In Fitness for Work, Edited by R Cox. Oxford Medical Publications. 2000. Pp 255-273.
[Download PDF] - Arthroscopic findings in patients with painful wrist ganglions. B. Povlsen & W. Peckett. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Hand Surg. 34:1-6, 2001.
[Download PDF] - Reduction in the need for operation after conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint: A seven year prospective study. M. Berggren, A. Joost-Davidsson, J. Lindstrand, G. Nylander & B. Povlsen. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Hand Surg. 35:1-4, 2001.
[Download PDF] - Upper-limb pain in long-term poliomyelitis. E S C Koh, A J Williams and B Povlsen. Q J Med. 95:1-7, 2002
[Download PDF]. - Primary Repair of A Flexor Tendon After A Human Bite. Anita J. Briden and Bo Povlsen. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Hand Surg. 38, no. 1, 2004, pages 62-63.
[Download PDF] - Arthroscopic findings in wrists with severe post-traumatic pain despite normal standard radiographs. Adolfsson L. Povlsen B. Journal of Hand Surgery - British Volume. 29(3):208-13, 2004 Jun.
[Download PDF] - A serious complication of topical wart treatment in the hand. Tavakkolizadeh and B. Povlsen. J R Soc Med. 2004 Apr; 97(4): 180.
[Download PDF] - Use Of The “Typing Capacity Cycle” Test As An Assessment Tool For Keyboard Users With Work Related Upper Limb Disorder. Povlsen B, Probert S, Lee-Rose R. Brit. J. Hand Therapy. 2004. 9: 84-87.
[Download PDF] - Long-term outcome of ganglion excision in patients with painful wrist ganglions. Tavakkolizadeh and B. Povlsen. Hand Surg (Asian Volume). 2004. 9; 2, 171-173.
[Download DOC] - “Basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb: a prospective trial of steroid injection and splinting”. B. Povlsen. J. Hand Surg. (American). 2004. 29A; 959.
[Download PDF] - Wrist registration scintigraphy: Use by specialist hand surgeons. N.J.R. Mulholland, G. Gnanasegaran, V. Raman, S.E.M. Clarke, B. Poulsen, I. Fogelman. Nuclear Medicine Communications. 02/2006; 27(3):290-291.
[Download PDF] - The skin wrinkle test - a simple nerve injury test for paediatric and uncooperative patients. A. Tindall, R. Dawood, and B. Povlsen. CASE OF THE MONTH: Emergency Medicine Journal, 2006, 23; 883-886.
[Download PDF] - Work related upper limb disorder: Assessment and Treatment. B. Povlsen & R-L Rose. 10th IFSSH-7th IFSHT congress. Medimond, Bologna. 2007; 431- 434.
- Isolated suprascapular nerve injury to the infraspinatous following minor trauma. C. James and B. Povlsen. Injury Extra, Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2007, 64-6.
[Download PDF] - Metacarpal shaft fractures of the fingers: treatment with interosseous loop wire fixation and immediate postoperative finger mobilisation in a wrist splint. B. Povlsen. Re: [Comment. Letter] Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume. 32(4):482-3; author reply 483, 2007 Aug.
[Download PDF] - Radially subluxated extensor tendons after a karate demonstration. N. Greville Farrar and B. Povlsen. Injury Extra, Volume 38, Issue 9, September 2007, 295-297.
[Download PDF] - Watch out for the digital nerves. B. Povlsen. BMJ, 2007; 334:1236.
[Download DOC] - "Managing Type II Work Related Upper Limb Disorders In Keyboard And Mouse Users Who Remain At Work". Povlsen B, Lee-Rose R. J. Hand Therapy. 2008, 21; 69-79.
[Download PDF] - Treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome, protocol information. Povlsen B, Belzberg A, Hansson T, Dorsi M. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 3 . Art. No.: CD007218. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007218 .Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 3, 2008.
[Download PDF] - Denervation of wrists with rheumatoid arthritis. B. Povlsen. “Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume. 2008, 33(8): 1444-5.
[Download PDF] - The natural history of untreated dorsal wrist ganglia and patient reported outcome 6 years after intervention. B. Povlsen.[Comment. Letter] doi: 10.1177/1753193408090756 J Hand Surg Eur Vol June 2008 vol. 33: 398.
- Nonsurgical treatment of fifth metacarpal neck fractures. Povlsen B. [comment]. Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume. 2009, 34(3): 578.
[Download PDF] - Pre-warn patients of cosmetic side effect of steroid injection for Tennis elbow. Povlsen B. BMJ 2009;339:doi:10.1136/bmj.b3180
- Treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome. Povlsen B, Belzberg A, Hansson T, Dorsi M. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD007218. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007218.pub2.
[Download PDF] - Outcome of late presentation with proximal interphalangeal joint volar plate injuries. Povlsen B and Singh R. J. Plast. Surg Hand Surg. 2010. 44(3):167-70.
[Download PDF] - High incidence of absent nerve conduction in older patients with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. B. Povlsen. Annals RCS (e). 2010, 92(5):403-405(3).
[Download PDF] - Sensory symptoms reported by elderly people with carpal tunnel syndrome may be deceptively mild. B Povlsen, K Aggelakis, M Koutroumanidis. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010;00:0. DOI 10.1258/shorts.2010.010088.
[Download PDF] - Low typing endurance in keyboard workers with work-related upper limb disorder. B Povlsen. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2011;00:0. DOI 10.1258/shorts. 2011.010144.
[Download PDF] - Is typing speed proportional to the severity of pain in keyboard workers with work-related upper limb disorder? B Povlsen. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012;3:3. DOI 10.1258/shorts.2011.010143.
[Download PDF] - Physical Rehabilitation with Ergonomic Intervention of Currently Working Keyboard Operators with Non-Specific/Type 2 Work Related Upper Limb Disorder: A Prospective Study. B Povlsen. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. January, 2012. 93(1):78-81.
[Download PDF] - GP Diagnostics and Splint Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Trapeziometacarpal Arthritis. Povlsen B, Raymond A. Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2012;94(8):1-2.
[Download PDF] - Wrist Registration: Conventional Radionuclide and SPECT/CT Imaging. G Gnanasegaran, P Jackson, B Povlsen, S Vijayanathan, I Fogelman in Radionuclide and Hybrid Bone Imaging, Fogelman et al. 609-634; ISBN Print: 978-3-642-02399-6 Springer-Verlag GmbH, Heidelberger
[Download PDF] - Radionuclide imaging of wrist: Gnanasegaran G, Mulholland N, Povlsen B, Fogelman I (2013) In Imaging of the Hand and Wrist, edited by A.M. Davies, A.J. Grainger and S.L. James, ISBN 978-3-642- 11143-3 Springer-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
- Longer Term Outcome of Employer Provided Ergonomics Interventions for Work Related Upper Limb Disorder Affecting the Upper Extremity: A Prospective Study. Povlsen B (2013) 2: 746 doi: 10.4172/scientificreports.746.
[Download PDF] - Acute double flexor tendon ruptures following injection of collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiapex) for Dupuytren's contracture. Povlsen B & Singh S. BMJ Case Reports 2014:published online 12 April 2014, doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-203338
[Download PDF] - Resource utilisation associated with single digit Dupuytren’s Contracture treated with either surgery or injection of collagenase clostridium histolyticum. Povlsen B, Shields AM, and Bhabra GS. J. Hand Surg. Vol.19, No.2. 2014; 205–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S021881041450021X.
[Download PDF] - What is the better treatment for single digit Dupuytren's Contracture: surgical release or collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiapex) injection? Povlsen B & Povlsen SD. J. Hand Surg. Vol.19, No.3. 2014, 1-4. http://DOI: 10.1142/S0218810414500324.
[Download PDF] - Steroid injection for shoulder pain causes prolonged increased glucose level in Type 1 diabetics. Povlsen B & Povlsen SD. BMJ Case Reports. 2014. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-203777
[Download PDF] - Treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome. Povlsen B, Povlsen SD, Hansson T. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 11, 2014.
[Download PDF] - Long-term result and patient reported outcome of wrist splint treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Povlsen B, Wong F, Bashir M. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. In press.
[Download PDF] - Long Term Outcome after Interventions for Work Related Upper Limb Disorder Affecting the Hand and Forearm. Povlsen B. Journal of Symptoms and Signs. In press.