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Tyson Cobb, MD

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Publications

1. Cobb, TK, Stocks, GW, May, WF, Strauss, MR, and Lewis, RC: Thumb reconstruction by metacarpal lengthening after traumatic loss at the level of the interphalangeal joint, Ortho Rev, 19 (1): 47-51, 1990.

2. Stocks, GW, Cobb, TK, and Lewis, RC: Transfer of sensibility in the hand: A new method to restore sensibility in ulnar nerve plasty with use of microsurgical digital nerve translocation. J Hand Surg., 16 (A): 219-26, 1991.

3. Cobb, TK: Effects of dietary stearic acid on plasma cholesterol.
South Med J, 85 (1): 25-7, 1992.

4. Cobb, TK, Dalley, BK, Posteraro, RH, and Lewis, RC: The carpal tunnel as a compartment. An anatomical perspective. Ortho Rev, 21 (4):451-53, 1992.

5. Berglund, HT, Lewis, RC, and Cobb, TK, Dacron core suture via suture-assist device: A technique for flexor tendon repair. Ortho Rep, 21 (4):485-97, 1992.

6. Cobb, TK, and Pierce, JR: Acute pancreatitis associated with Ketoprofen. South Med J, 85 (4):430-1, 1992

7. Cobb, TK, Dalley, BK, Posteraro, RH, and Lewis, RC: Establishment of carpal contents/canal ratio by means of magnetic resonance imaging. J Hand Surg, 17 (A):843-9, 1992.

8. Cobb, TK, Dalley, BK, Posteraro, RH, and Lewis, RC: Anatomy of the flexor retinaculum. J Hand Surg, 18 (A):91-9, 1993.

9. Cobb, TK, Cooney, WP and An, KN: Relationship to deep structures of the hand and wrist to topographical landmarks. J Clin Anat, 6:300-7, 1993.

10. Cobb, TK, Gabrielsen, TA, Campbell, DC, Wallrichs, SL, and Ilstrup, DM: Effect of cigarette smoking on the relative risk of nonunion after ankle arthrodesis. J Foot and Ankle Surg, 15 (2):64-67, 1994.

11. Cobb, TK, Cooney, WP, and An, KN: Clinical location of the hook of the hamate: A technical note for endoscopic carpal tunnel release. J Hand Surg.,
19A (3):516-518, 1994.

12. Cobb, TK and Cooney, WP: Significance of incomplete release of the distal portion of the flexor retinaculum: Implications for endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery. J Hand Surg.,19B (3): 283-285, 1994.

13. Cobb, TK and Linscheid, RL: Late correction of malunited intercondylar humeral fractures. JBJS 76B:622-626, 1994.

14. Cobb, TK, An, KN, and Cooney, WP: Lumbrical muscle incursion into the carpal tunnel during finger flexion. J Hand Surg., 19B(4):434-439, 1994.

15. Cobb, TK, Carmichael, SW, and Cooney, WP: The ulnar neurovascular bundle at the wrist: A technical note on endoscopic carpal tunnel release. J Hand Surg., 19B:24-26, 1994.

16. Cobb, TK and Morrey, BD: Hinge distraction arthroplasty in patients with coronoid fractures and joint instability. Clin Orthop Rel Res, 312:201-210, 1995.

17. Cobb, TK, Cooney, WP, and An, KN: Pressure dynamics of the carpal tunnel and flexor compartment of the forearm. J Hand Surg., 20A:193-198, 1995.

18. Cobb, TK, An, KN, and Cooney, WP: Effect of lumbrical muscle incursion within the carpal tunnel on carpal tunnel pressures: A cadaveric study. J Hand Surg., 20A:186-192, 1995.

19. Cobb, TK, An, KN, and Cooney, WP: Externally applied forces to the palm increase carpal tunnel pressure. J Hand Surg., 20A:181-185, 1995.

20. Cobb, TK, Knudson, GA, and Cooney, WP: Utilization of topographical landmarks to improve the outcome of Agee endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
J Arthroscopy and Related Surg., 11(2) 165-172, 1995.

21. Cobb, TK, Morrey, BF, and Ilstrup, DM: The elevated-rim acetabular liner in total hip arthroplasty: Relationship to postoperative dislocation.
JBJS 78A (1):80-86, 1996.

22. Cobb, TK, Cooney, WP, and An, KN: Aetiology of work related carpal tunnel syndrome: The role of lumbrical muscles and tool size on carpal tunnel pressures. Ergonomics 39 (1):103-107, 1996.

23. Cobb, TK and Beckenbaugh, RD: Biaxial total wrist arthroplasty. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 6 (2):77-82, 1996.

24. Cobb, TK and Amadio, PC: Reoperation for carpal tunnel syndrome. Hand Clinics 12(2):313-323, 1996.

25. Cobb, TK, Amadio, PC, Leatherwood, DF, Schleck, CD, and Ilstrup, DM: Outcome of reoperation for carpal tunnel syndrome.
J Hand Surg
., 21A:347-356, 1996.

26. Cobb, TK and Beckenbaugh, RD: Biaxial long-stemmed multi-pronged distal components for revision/bone deficit total wrist arthroplasty. J Hand Surg., 21A: 764-770, 1996.

27. Cobb, TK, Carmichael, SW, and Cooney, WP: Guyon’s canal revisited: An anatomic study of the carpal ulnar neurovascular space. J Hand Surg., 21A:
861-869, 1996.

28. Cobb, TK and Beckenbaugh, RD: Biaxial total wrist arthroplasty. J Hand Surg., 21(A):1011-1021, 1996.

29. Cobb, TK and Morrey, BF: Total elbow arthroplasty as primary treatment for distal humeral fractures in elderly patients. JBJS 79A (6):826-832, 1997

30. Cobb, TK, Morrey, BF, and Ilstrup, DM: Effect of the Elevated-Rim Acetabular Liner on Loosening after Total Hip Arthroplasty. JBJS 79A (9):1361-1364, 1997.

31. Cobb, TK and Beckenbaugh, RD: Non-union of the radial neck following fractures of the radial head and neck: Case reports and review of the literature. Orthopedics, 1998 Mar;21 (3):364-8

32. Cobb, TK: Etiology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Thesis for Masters Degree in Biomedical Sciences - Orthopaedics.

33. Cobb, Tyson, MD, Arthroscopic Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis Techniques and Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 12 (4): 266-269, December 2008.

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Books

1. Cobb, TK: Anatomy Study Guide. Amarillo, TX; Lone Star Publishing Co., 1989.

2. Cobb, TK and Motycka, TJ (eds): Physical Diagnosis: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1992.

3. Motycka, TJ and Cobb, TK: Reproductive System, in, TK Cobb and TJ Motycka (eds): Physical Diagnosis: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review. New York,
Mc Graw-Hill, 1992.

4. Cobb, TK and Laros, GS: Musculoskeletal System, in, TK Cobb and TJ Motycka (eds): Physical diagnosis: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review. New York,
Mc Graw-Hill, 1992.

5. Cobb, TK and Motycka, TJ (eds): Physical Diagnosis: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review. 2nd Edition. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1995.

6. Cobb, TK (ed): Physical Diagnosis: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review. 3rd edition. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997.

7. Cobb, TK: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, in Lee, DH (ed) Shoulder and Elbow Surgical Techniques. Elsevier, in press.

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Abstracts / Presentations

1. Stocks, GW, Cobb, TK, and Lewis, RC: Transfer of sensibility in the hand: A New method to restore sensibility in ulnar nerve palsy. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1990.

2. Berglund, HT, Lewis, RC, and Cobb, TK, Alternative technique of flexor tendon repair utilizing Dacron core suture assist device. Poster exhibit, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1990.

3. Stocks, GW, Cobb, TK, and Lewis, RC: A new method to restore sensibility in ulnar nerve palsy. Midwest Student Medical Research Forum, Omaha, Nebraska, February 1991.

4. Berglund, HT, Lewis, RC, and Cobb, TK: Neurography utilizing a subepineural biodegradable stint: Early results. Poster, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1991.

5. Cobb, TK, Dalley, BK, Posteraro, RH, and Lewis, RC: A new method of evaluating the carpal tunnel utilizing magnetic resonance imaging to establish a contents to canal ratio. Poster, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1991.

6. Cobb, TK, Dalley, BK, Posteraro, RH, and Lewis, RC: Anatomical limits of the carpal tunnel redefined. Poster, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1991.

7. Cobb, TK, Ilstrup, DM, and Morrey, BF: The effect of elevated-rim acetabular components on stability after total hip arthroplasty. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1993.

8. Cobb, TK, Cabrielsen, TA, Campbell, DC, Wallrichs, SL, and Ilstrup, DM: Effects of cigarette smoking on relative risk of non-union after ankle arthrodesis. Annual Meeting of the Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, 1993.

9. Cobb, TK, Berry, DJ, Wallrichs, SL, Ilstrup, DM, and Morrey, BF: Functional outcome of excision of heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana.

10. Cobb, TK, Knudson, GA, and Cooney, WP: Comparison of two methods of the Agee endoscopic carpal tunnel release. Annual Meeting of the Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, 1994, Bermuda.

11. Cobb, TK, An, KN, Berger, RA, and Cooney, WP: Pressure dynamics of the carpal tunnel and flexor compartment of the forearm. Annual meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, 1994, Cancun, Mexico.

12. Cobb, TK, Carmichael, SW, and Cooney, WP: Ulnar neurovascular bundle at the wrist. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, 1994, Galveston, Texas.

13. Cobb, TK, and An, KN: Etiology of carpal tunnel syndrome: Effect of lumbrical muscle incursion into the carpal tunnel on carpal tunnel pressure. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1994, Cincinnati, Ohio.

14. Cobb, TK, Amadio, PC, Leatherwood, DF, Schleck, CD and Ilstrup, DM: Patient outcomes after reoperation for carpal tunnel syndrome. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1995, Orlando, Florida.

15. Cobb, TK, An, KN, and Cooney, WP: Effect of externally applied forces to the palm on carpal tunnel pressure. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, 1995, Marco Island, Florida.

16. Cobb, TK, Morrey, BF, and Ilstrup DM: Effect of elevated rim acetabular liners on loosening after total hip arthroplasty. Annual Meeting of the Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, 1995, Palm Beach, Florida.

17. Cobb, TK and Beckenbaugh, RD: Non-union of radial neck following fracture of the radial head and neck. Annual Meeting of the Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, 1995, Palm Beach, Florida.

18. Cobb, TK, and Beckenbaugh, RD: Revision Total Wrist Arthroplasty using custom biaxial multipronged distal components. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1995, San Francisco, California.

19. Cobb, TK: Anatomy of Guyon’s Canal and inter-relationships to the carpal canal. Faculty member for American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Continuing Medical Education Course: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An in-depth review. 1995, Scottsdale, Arizona.

20. Cobb, TK: Experience of surgeons performing endoscopic carpal tunnel release. Faculty member for American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Continuing Medical Education Course, 1995, Scottsdale, Arizona.
21. Cobb, TK, and Beckenbaugh, RD: Biaxial total wrist arthroplasty. Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996, Atlanta, Georgia.

22. Cobb, TK, and Morrey, BF: Acute fractures treated with total elbow arthroplasty, Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996, Atlanta, Georgia.

23. Cobb, TK, Carmichael, SW, and Cooney, WP: Guyon’s canal revisited. Annual Meeting of Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, 1996, San Antonio, Texas.

24. Cobb, TK, An, KN, and Cooney, WP: Application of a closed system to measure total pressure in the carpal tunnel. Annual Meeting of Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, 1996, San Antonio, Texas.

25. Cobb, TK: Endoscopic Trigger Finger Release. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, 2003, Kauai, Hawaii.

26. Sterbank, PT, Cobb, TK: Accuracy of Community-Based Wrist MRI. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, 2004, Rancho Mirage, California.

27. Harper, B, Cobb, TK: Incidence of Transient Neuropraxia Following Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, 2004, Rancho Mirage, California.

28. Cobb, TK, Sterbank, P: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2005, San Antonio, Texas.

29. Cobb, TK, Sterbank, P, Friedow, J: Osteochondral Autologous Transplant in the Metacarpophalangeal Joint. Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2006, Washington D.C.

30. Cobb, TK, and Sterbank, P: Comparison of Return to Work: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release versus Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, 2007, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

31. Cobb, TK, and Sterbank, P: Comparison of Return to Work: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. HAND. June 2007: 2(2):73.

32. Cobb, TK, and Lemke, J, Tyler, J, Sterbank, P: Comparison of Return to Work: Endoscopic Versus Open Cubital Tunnel Release, March 11-15, 2007, Sydney, Australia.

33. Cobb, TK, and Lemke, J, Tyler, J, Sterbank, P: Efficacy of Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 27-29, 2007, Seattle, Washington.

34. Cobb, TK, Tyler, J, Sterbank, P and Lemke, J: Efficacy of Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. HAND. June 2008: 3(2):191.

35. Cobb, TK, and Lemke, J., Tyler, J., Sterbank, P: Complications and Failures in Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 5-9, 2008, San Francisco, California.

36. Cobb, TK, and Sterbank, P: Five Year Review of Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. Abstract Publication SP41 The Journal of Hand Surgery, Volume 33E, Supplement 1; 49: June 2008.

37. Cobb, TK, Sterbank, P, Lemke, J: Recurrence Rates Following Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, January 2009, Maui, HI.

38. Cobb, TK, and Sterbank, P: Arthroscopic Interposition Arthroplasty of the Thumb CMC Joint. JHS, 2009; 34E: 42.

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Invited Lecturer / Instructional Labs

Symposium: ____ operation. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, January 2008.

Instructional course lecture: CMC Arthroscopic Interposition Arthroplasty. Annual Meeting of American Association for Hand Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, January 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Los Angeles, CA. January, 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. New Orleans, LA. February, 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Philadelphia, PA. March, 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Small Joint Arthroscopy and Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Rotterdam, Netherlands. March, 2008.

Lecturer: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Lasauune, Switzerland. June, 2008.

Cobb, TK: Arthroscopic Management of Small Joint Pathology of the Hand, Annual Meeting of European Wrist Arthroscopy Society, June 18, 2008, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Waikiki, Hawaii. Trippler Army Medical Center. July, 2008

Lab and Lecturer: Elbow Arthroscopy. AAOS Learning Center. Rosemont, Illinois. August, 2008.

Lecturer: Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August, 2008.

Lecture of Arthroscopically Assisted Distal Interphalangeal Joint Fusion, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, August 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. San Antonio, Texas. September, 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel. Chicago, IL. September, 2008.

Instructional Course Lecture. Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, IL September 2008.

ASSH Symposium: Small Joint Arthroscopy. ASSH, Chicago, IL. September, 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Atlanta, GA, October 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Birmingham, AL, October 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Biloxi, MS.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Newport Beach, CA, November 2008.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, Maui, HI, January 2009.

Lab: Pre-AAOS Hand Meeting: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. Miami, FL. February 2009.

Lecture: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. Integra National Sales Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. February 2009.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. AAOS. Las Vegas, NV. February 2009.

Lab: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release. Philadelphia Hand Meeting. March 2009.

Lecture: Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release and Small Joint Arthroscopy. Hands Across the Nile. Egypt. March 2009

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