Tendon Injuries and Lacerations
The tendons of the hand and wrist are mostly long white cords of tissue that connect the muscles to the bones and allow for movement....
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SLAC Wrist Arthritis
WHAT SLAC WRIST ARTHRITIS? SLAC stands for “scapho-lunate advanced collapse”. It is a painful condition of the wrist. The scaphoid and...
Mallet Fractures
WHAT IS A MALLET FRACTURE (FINGER)? The phalanx bones (called phalanges in plural) are the long slender bones which form your fingers....
Fracture Nonunion and Malunion
WHAT IS FRACTURE MALUNION AND NONUNION? A fracture is simply a crack or break in a bone. Fractures are very common in the hand and wrist,...
Bone Health and Fracture Healing
BONE HEALTH AND FRACTURE HEALING Bones are very much alive and constantly changing over time, even in adults. We often hear about how...
Phalanx Fractures (BrokenFingers)
WHAT IS A PHALANX FRACTURE? The phalanx bones (called phalanges in plural) are the long slender bones which form your fingers. There are...
Metacarpal Fractures
WHAT IS A METACARPAL FRACTURE (HAND)? The metacarpal bones are the long slender bones which connect your wrist to your fingers and are...
Scaphoid Fractures...the "Other" Wrist Fracture
WHAT IS A SCAPHOID FRACTURE (WRIST)? The scaphoid is a small wrist bone at the base of the thumb that can be fractured (broken or...
Tendonitis
WHAT IS TENDONITIS? Tendonitis is a very broad term referring to inflammation of one or more tendons. This commonly occurs in several...
Scapholunate Ligament Injuries
WHAT ARE SCAPHOLUNATE LIGAMENT INJURIES? The scaphoid and lunate are two small bones in the wrist held tightly together by a band of...
Mucous Cysts (Finger Bumps)
WHAT ARE MUCOUS CYSTS? Lumps and bumps on the hand, wrist, or forearm can be a cause of significant anxiety for patients but are rarely...
Mallet Finger
WHAT IS A MALLET FINGER? Mallet finger injuries usually occur due to a sudden jamming of the fingertip which results in either fracture...
Hand Therapy
WHAT IS HAND THERAPY? Hand therapy refers to a wide range of nonoperative treatments that are administered by hand therapists for hand...
Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist
WHAT IS HAND AND WRIST RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS? Arthritis literally means “inflamed joint”, and generally refers to any damage to the joints...
Hand and Wrist Osteoarthritis (OA)
WHAT IS HAND AND WRIST OSTEOARTHRITIS? Arthritis literally means “inflamed joint”, and generally refers to any damage to the joints of...
Hand Masses, Cysts, and Tumors
Lumps and bumps on the hand, wrist, or forearm can be a cause of significant anxiety for patients but are rarely anything too serious....
Ganglion Cysts...the "Bible" Cyst
WHAT ARE GANGLION CYSTS? Lumps and bumps on the hand, wrist, or forearm can be a cause of significant anxiety for patients but are rarely...
Lumpy Bent Fingers? Might be Dupuytren's
WHAT IS DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE? Dupuytren’s Contracture is a genetic disorder that causes lumps and cords of abnormal scar tissue to...
Boxer's Fractures
WHAT IS A BOXER’S FRACTURE ? A Boxer’s fracture is a break or crack in the 5th metacarpal (small finger side of the hand), usually due to...
What Exactly is a Bone Spur?
Bone spurs are sharp spikes of bone that form at the margins of joints with arthritis, or within tendons in the case of tendonitis....
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