Understand the condition before the treatment.
Clear explanations of symptoms, causes and diagnosis, and an honest view of when surgery is considered. Each page links only to medically relevant procedures.
Hand & Wrist
Hand & Wrist
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pressure on the median nerve as it passes through a narrow channel at the wrist. It causes ti…
Hand & Wrist
Trigger Finger
Trigger finger is a snapping, catching or locking of a finger or thumb as it bends, caused by a swollen tendon sticking…
Hand & Wrist
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's tenosynovitis is painful swelling of the two tendons that move the thumb, where they pass through a tight…
Hand & Wrist
Dupuytren's Contracture
Dupuytren's contracture is a slow thickening of the connective tissue under the skin of the palm that forms firm nodule…
Hand & Wrist
Thumb Base Arthritis
Thumb base arthritis is wear of the cartilage in the joint where the thumb meets the wrist, called the carpometacarpal…
Hand & Wrist
Wrist Arthritis
Wrist arthritis is damage to the cartilage that lines the joints between the forearm bones and the small carpal bones,…
Hand & Wrist
TFCC Tear
A TFCC tear is an injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex, the shock-absorbing cartilage and ligament cluster o…
Hand & Wrist
Hand / Wrist Fractures
Hand and wrist fractures are breaks in the small bones of the fingers, hand or wrist, including the end of the forearm…
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