I am from North Vancouver, Canada, and have just returned from visiting a plastic surgeon who I was referred to by my GP. He examined me and recommended an operation on my little finger to release what he calls an "ulna spiral cord". I mentioned NA and he reacted in the manner I was expecting - very negatively!! He did, however, have some seemingly valid arguments wrt my condition which is a cord running up the outside edge of my little finger. He says that the cord wraps around the ulna digital nerve. He claims it would be impossible to do NA and not damage this nerve. He was very convincing - has anyone else heard of this?? Apparently, this condition of DC was first described by a Dr. R.M. McFarlane.

To be *fair* to whom, us or the Surgeons? You *can't* mean it would be unfair to Surgeons if they had to stop cutting us open and make less money doing NA!(?). Yes, they are *adverse* to change, but I far more to unnecessary surgery.

In actuality, in the US Eaton is charging about $700 per finger. We've done the math on this site before. At that rate he is making the same about money he would with a scalpel. No, the facts seem to suggest it's about Ignorance, Tradition, Professional Pride, and the fear of bucking the current traditional thinking.

Ray,
Before my surgery, the surgeon looked first at the outside of my hand/finger for any activity there. Since there was nothing apparent, he said that was a good sign. I hadn't thought about it again until you mentioned this.