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This handout explains your follow-up care after the surgery to repair your distal radius fracture. Because of the anesthesia block and the local anesthetics, you may notice numbness and tingling…
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What are Finger Fractures and Hand Fractures: These are injuries that occur to the phalanges or metacarpals of the hand (Figure 1). These occur after injuries that can either result…
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This handout explains follow-up care after the surgery of releasing Trigger Finger. I recommend the use of a plaster splint for 2 days to avoid a flexion contracture of the…
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What is Arthritis of the Finger Joints? Arthritis of the finger joints can come from osteoarthritis, which is a broadly inherited condition. It is common in many different racial groups,…
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Anatomy of SLAC and SNAC Arthritis Arthritis in the wrist follows a fairly predictable pattern (Figure 1 I-IV). The arthritis begins near the tip of the radius called the radial…
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What is a Ganglion Cyst? Ganglion is a Latin word for a knot or a bump. The term ganglion is actually used for different parts of the anatomy, but the…
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