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Carpal Tunnel

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common compressive neuropathy that affects the hand. Patients often have symptoms of numbness and tingling…

Cubital Tunnel

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a compressive neuropathy that occurs at the elbow. The ulnar nerve is irritated,…

Trigger Finger

Trigger finger involves symptoms of catching or locking of the fingers or thumb. The tendons which flex our fingers (bend our fingers…

Hand Fracture (Broken Hand)

Broken bones of the hand may involve the fingers or the palm of the hand. With some fractures (breaks), the fingers may be overlapped…

Wrist Fracture (Broken Wrist)

The wrist joint is comprised of a multitude of different bones. There are small bones including the scaphoid and hamate…

Elbow Fracture (Broken Elbow)

The components of the elbow include the distal humerus, the proximal ulna, and the proximal radius. When an injury occurs, any of…

Shoulder Fracture (Broken Shoulder)

Shoulder fractures commonly involve the proximal humerus (there are other bones of the shoulder that may also break)…

Ganglion Cyst, Mucous Cyst

Ganglion cysts often develop around the wrist and hand. They may be associated with underlying joints or ligaments…

Tendon Injury

In the hand, there are tendons that flex (bend towards the palm) and extend (open away from the palm) your fingers. Injuries to these… 

Dupuytren’s contracture

Dupuytren’s contracture causes the fingers to develop a flexed posture. The contracture occurs when collagen (a type of glue in our body)…

Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow

Pain around the elbow may create significant discomfort and interfere with daily activities. Symptoms may be located around the lateral …

Shoulder Arthritis

Shoulder arthritis may create discomfort that interferes with daily activities. For some individuals, symptoms are mild and only… 

Scapholunate Ligament Injury, Wrist Arthritis/SLAC Arthritis

The scapholunate ligament stabilizes the scaphoid and lunate bone to one another…

Thumb Base Arthritis (Thumb CMC Arthritis, Basilar Thumb Arthritis)

Arthritis at the base of the thumb (basilar thumb arthritis, Thumb CMC arthritis) presents…

Wrist Arthroscopy

Sports injuries and ligamentous injuries of the wrist occur both from direct trauma and may also occur slowly over time. Despite…

Ulnocarpal Impaction

Ulnocarpal impaction may occur when the distal ulna extends beyond the distal radius (ulnar positive variance). When this difference…

Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon Instability (ECU Instability)

The extensor carpi ulnaris tendon resides along the dorsal ulnar aspect of the wrist extending upon… 

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injuries (TFCC Injuries)

The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a complex array of ligaments that stabilize…

Finger Arthritis

Osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis may both lead to pain symptoms in finger joints. Osteoarthritis often occurs…

Thumb Ligament Injury

The ligaments of the thumb may be injured with acute (immediate) injuries or slowly over time (chronic attenuation)…

Mallet Finger

Mallet fingers often occur when the end of the finger is “jammed” against an object. The terminal extensor tendon tears and leaves…

My fingers are clicking and getting stuck. They really hurt.

My fingers are clicking and getting stuck. They really hurt…

My thumb is very painful when I try to open jars. What’s going on?

Does the base of your thumb hurt when you are attempting to twist open jars… 

I can’t feel my hand.

Do you notice numbness and tingling in your fingers with prolonged activities? Maybe you have numbness and tingling …

My fingernail has an indentation. I have a cyst near my fingernail...

Did you notice a small indentation or ridge develop on your fingernail, followed by a small growth…

What do you mean my scaphoid was already broken?

Were you playing soccer or basketball a few years ago and fell injuring your wrist? Maybe…

I was playing golf and now my wrist hurts.

You just penciled a triple on a par 5 and now you are walking up to the tee box of a par 3…

“Doc, what do you mean I have a fracture, I thought I had a break.” So...

Patients often present to orthopedic clinics with broken bones. A broken bone is synonymous…

“Digital” Thumb Sprain Preventing... in a World of Digital Devices

In this very digital world, we tend to spend a lot of time holding our tablets and smartphones…

Doc, I fell when I was playing pickleball.

Pickleball is enjoyed by individuals of many ages. However, the quick reflexes and…

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