Prof. Ronit Wollstein

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Email: wollsteinr@upmc.edu

Qualifications

2002 M.D., Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical, Israel

1990 M.A., Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

Publications (Selected)

1. Wollstein R, Wolf U, Sklair-Levy M, Matan Y, London E, Nyska M. Obliteration of a Late Traumatic Posterior Tibial Artery Pseudoaneurysm by Duplex Compression. J Trauma. 2000; 48: 1156-8.
2. Watson HK, Wollstein R, O’Sullivan K, Weinzweig J, Yokio Abe. Bone Compression Technique for Arthrodesis and Nonunion in the Hand. J Hand Surg [Br]. 2002; 27: 427-9.
3. Watson HK, Wollstein R, Joseph E, Manzo R, Weinzweig J, Ashmead D. Scaphotrapeziotrapeziod Arthrodesis: A Follow-Up Study. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2003; 28: 397-404.
4. Abramowitz Y, Wollstein R, Barzilay Y, London E, Matan Y, Shabat S, Nyska M. Outcome of Resection of a Symptomatic Os Trigonum. J Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 2003; 85: 1051-7.
5. Patel JC, Watson HK, Joseph E, Garcia J, Wollstein R. Long-Term Complications of Distal Radius Bone Grafts. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2003; 28: 784-9.
6. Wollstein R, Watson HK. Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Arthrodesis for Arthritis. Hand Clin. 2005; 21(4): 539-43
7. Wollstein R, Wandzy N, Mastella DJ, Carlson L, Watson HK. A Radiographic View of the Scaphotrapezium Trapezoid Joint. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2005; 30A: 1161-3.
8. Wollstein R, Watson HK, Carlson L. A Technique for the Repair of Chronic Volar Plate Avulsion of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint: A Review of 54 Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006; 117: 1239-45.
9. Wollstein R, Watson HK, Poultsides G, Wear-Maggitti K, Carlson L. Range of Movement in the Wrist as a Diagnostic Tool in Radial-Sided Wrist Pain. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2006; 40: 230-3.
10. Wollstein R, Haimsky G, Carlson L, Watson HK, Wollstein G, Saleh J. Evaluating Short-Term Pain after Steroid Injection. Am J Orthop. 2007; 36: 128-31.
11. Liu F, Watson HK, Carlson L, Lown I, Wollstein R. Quantitative Abductor Pollicis Brevis Strength Testing in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007; 119: 1277-83.
12. Sacks JM, Kuo Y, McLean K, Wollstein R, Lee WPA. Anatomical Relationships Among the Median Nerve Thenar Branch, Superficial Palmar Arch, and Transverse Carpal Ligament. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007; 120: 713-8.
13. Khachi G, Skirgaudes m, Lee WP, Wollstein R. The Clinical Applications of Peripheral Nerve Imaging in the Upper Extremity. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2007; 32: 1600-4.
14. McLean KM, Sacks JM, Kuo YR, Wollstein R, Rubin JP, Lee WPA. Anatomical Landmarks to the Superficial and Deep Palmar Arches. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008; 121: 181-5.
15. Taieb A, Ikeguchi R, Yu VL, Rihs JD, Sharma M, Wolfe J, Wollstein R. Mycobacterium Monacense: A Mycobacterial Pathogen that Causes Infection of the Hand. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008; 33: 94-96.
16. Wollstein R, Watson HK, Wear-Maggitti K, Schmidt S, Carlson L. A Surgical Technique for the Treatment of Radial Wrist Pain. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2008; 42: 149-52.