Scott Carroll, M.D., a 53-year-old hand surgeon from North Platte, Nebraska, was killed in an automobile accident in Colorado. Dr. Carroll had been employed by North Platte Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Associates. He is survived by his daughter, Hannah Carroll; granddaughter, Harper Faith Lowry; son, Noah Carroll; his parents; sister, Luann Carroll Cutting; brothers, Steve Carroll, Shawn Carroll, and Todd Carroll; his former wife, Sam Carroll; and his partner, Marta Lucille Hudson.
Car Accident Claims Life of Nebraska Hand Surgeon
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Carroll did his internship and residency at Des Moines General Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He completed a fellowship in cardiac surgery at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, and also completed a one-year hand surgery fellowship at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was certified to perform general, thoracic and cardiovascular surgeries. He specialized in hand surgery including carpal tunnel and trauma injury.
Carroll also worked at the Community Hospital in McCook and had been a part of the medical staff at Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPRMC) since 2008.
Greg Nielsen, chief executive officer of GPRMC told OTW, “Dr. Carroll joined the Great Plains medical staff in 2008. He was a kind man and a gifted surgeon. We were very fortunate to have had him on our medical staff. His gentleness and easy-going personality will not be forgotten. He will be greatly missed.”
John D. Hannah, M.D. of North Platte Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine told OTW, “Dr. Scott Carroll has been our colleague at North Platte Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine since 2008. He was a great addition with his hand and wrist practice. Dr. Carroll was a very entertaining and an energetic partner, as well as a very industrious and hardworking surgeon. He was exceptional with his patients, even being considered a ‘rock star’ by his pediatric patients. His loss leaves a huge hole in his family’s life as it does in our orthopaedic family. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and all who knew him.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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