TREATMENT & SURGERY

DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

This condition is an inflammation of the tendons in the thumb, at the wrist region. This is often the result of a tightening and thickening of the tendon sheaths where these tendons run...

TREATMENT & SURGERY

Congenital Hand Abnormalies

These come in various forms from overgrowth to undergrowth and from absence of the digits to extra digits. Surgery is usually the best option. In thumb duplications, correction improves the function and appearance...

TREATMENT & SURGERY

Distal Radius Fractures

The distal radius is the bone that extremely near the wrist. The end of the bone articulates with wrist bones and this constitutes the first half of the wrist joint. It is quite common to sustain a fracture of the distal radius after a fall on an outstretched hand. ...

TREATMENT & SURGERY

Scaphoid Fractures

The scaphoid bone is a unique boat-shaped carpal bone, also synonymous with carpal navicular bone. The scaphoid fracture is the most common type of carpal bone fracture. Various factors affect the rate and possibility of bone healing, including the vascularity of the fracture fragments, site of fracture, patient age, smoking, previous surgery etc...

TREATMENT & SURGERY

Trigger Finger

Trigger finger (also known as stenosing tenosynovitis) is a condition in which one experiences pain and swelling over the base of the thumb or finger. This is associated with a jerking, snapping or clicking when one extends the affected digit from a fully clenched...

TREATMENT & SURGERY

Painful Conditions of the Thumb

TREATMENT & SURGERY

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Nerves can be compressed in many parts of the body, resulting in pins and needles in the area. Two of the most common Nerve Compression Syndromes often occur at the wrist area, resulting in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome...