The Hand in Art: “Working Hands”

The Hand in Art: “Working Hands”

1372 WORKING HANDS The Hand in Art: “Working Hands” Raymond K. Wurapa, MD “Some things we do can become so routine that we fail to appreciate the be...

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The Hand in Art: “Working Hands” Raymond K. Wurapa, MD “Some things we do can become so routine that we fail to appreciate the beauty in the moment . . .” Thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty surgery being performed by Raymond K. Wurapa, MD (Fig. 1).

From The Cardinal Orthopaedic Institute, Columbus, OH. Received for publication April 19, 2011; accepted in revised form April 21, 2011. No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article. Correspondingauthor:RaymondK.Wurapa,MD,TheCardinalOrthopaedicInstitute,170Taylor Station Road, Columbus, OH 43213; e-mail: [email protected]. 0363-5023/11/36A08-0021$36.00/0 doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.04.015

FIGURE 1: Black and white photograph of a hand surgeon at work.

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