This handout explains the follow-up care after the surgery to repair your scapholunate ligament (SLL). The SLL is a complex ligament (Fig 1). When it ruptures, the wrist collapses (Fig…
Read MoreThis handout explains the follow-up care after surgery to repair your scaphoid fracture or nonunion. The scaphoid is difficult to heal because of the limited blood supply that enters at…
Read MoreThis handout explains the follow‐up care after the surgery for excision of a mucous cyst. If the incision is red or if there is drainage coming out of it, please…
Read MoreThis handout explains the follow-up care after the surgery to repair your mallet finger. The injury involves a rupture of the extensor tendon attachment to the bone, either with or…
Read MoreThis handout explains the follow-up care after the surgery to repair your hand fracture. The splint has been placed on your hand for your protection. Please do not begin moving…
Read MoreThis handout explains follow-up care after surgery to remove a ganglion cyst from either the dorsal (see Figure 1) or palmar (volar-see Figure 2) wrist. The ganglion is formed by…
Read MoreThis handout explains follow-up care after surgery to repair your flexor tendons. The splint is there for your protection. It is very important that you do not try to you’re…
Read MoreThis handout explains the follow-up care after the surgery for the release of your de Quervain’s tendinitis. The splint is there for your protection and to stabilize the thumb. You…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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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