Kenneth Taylor, M.d.

This study looked at whether cutting a small nerve in the wrist during surgery to remove a ganglion cyst helps reduce pain and improve hand function more than just removing the cyst alone. Only 3 adults with painful wrist cysts took part before the study was stopped early. The re…

This study looked at whether dissolvable stitches (chromic gut) or non-dissolvable stitches (nylon) work better for hand and forearm cuts treated in the emergency room. Six adults with such cuts were followed for 12 weeks to compare scar healing and pain. The goal was to see whic…