A 27 year-old male fell while skiing and caught his thumb in the strap of the ski pole. As he fell he felt a sudden pop and had swelling on…
This 32-year-old male had a severe forearm fracture with a complete paralysis of his ulnar nerve. This nerve paralysis causes a condition of clawing that is very deforming. With…
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition that does not have to related to tennis. Repetitive lifting and even active lifestyles can cause the tear of the extensor…
This patient had spines from a sea urchin embedded in his small finger causes a large inflammatory mass. The mass wrapped around his digital nerve. The mass containing the spines…
After a injury playing flag football he noted that the finger was rotated despite the splint that he was given (photo 1). The fracture could not be reduced and splinted,…
In many cases when patients present with a single narrow cord, we can do a needle fasciotomy to release the cord and provide early correction with a procedure in the…
Patients with radial tunnel syndrome have lateral elbow pain and occasional numbness in the forearm and thumb. Steroid injections can relieve symptoms along with physical therapy. When injections and therapy…
Patient with severe arthritis such as this patient with rheumatoid arthritis have wrist pain and limited motion with destruction of the joint (Figure 1) . Sometimes steroid injections and braces…