All doctors are board certified orthopedic surgeons specializing in all conditions of the hand and upper extremity.
Millions of people in the United States-usually children-are bitten by an animal each year. Most animal bites are from dogs; cat bites are the second most common,...
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Joints of the hand, thumb and wrist are common targets for arthritis, a disease that causes pain, swelling, and loss of movement in the joints.
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Our physicians commonly perform arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow and wrist.
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Also known as Mallet Finger, Baseball Finger is caused by a sudden impact or blow to the tip of the finger, ...
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Boutonnière Deformity, or "buttonhole deformity," causes the middle joint of the finger to bend in a fixed position toward the palm,...
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) arises when pressure is put on the median nerve of the wrist that runs through a "tunnel" of bone ...
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A common injury often resulting from a fall, Colles' Fracture occurs when the lower arm bone fractures right above the wrist.
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Upper extremity difference that are present at birth are called classified as congenital abnormalities or disorders.
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De Quervain's tenosynovitis is a type of tendonitis that involves the tendons on the thumb side of the wrist.
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Dupuytren's disease is an abnormal thickening of the fascia, which is the tissue between the skin and the tendons in the palm of the hand.
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Hand surgeons are qualified to treat many upper extremity conditions, including immediate injury care.
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Minor infections involving the fingernail are common, and most can be treated in the office with antibiotics and soaks.
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Injuries to the flexor tendons of the fingers represent some of the more challenging injuries in hand surgery.
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Injuries to the fingertip can involve crushing, tearing, or amputation (cutting-off) of the tips of the fingers, which can occur at home
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Although you might think a broken finger is a minor injury, without proper treatment it can result in major problems.
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Ganglions (cysts) commonly grow on the top of the wrist (dorsal ganglions), but they may also occur on the underside of the wrist between the thumb and the pulse point.
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Metacarpal fractures account for one-third of all hand fractures. The hand can break near the knuckle, mid-bone, or near the wrist. Signs and symptoms of a broken bone...
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When your doctor or one of our physicians determines that surgery will benefit you, be assured that the doctors
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Hand therapy provides exercises and activities designed to return your hand to normal use. Either in response to an ongoing ailment ...
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Joint replacement (arthroplasty) in the upper extremity has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years.
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Kienböck's disease is a painful condition of the wrist, first described by German scientist Robert Kienböck in 1928.
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Ligaments are the fibrous bands that provide support to all joints. Ligament injuries, often classified as sprain injuries,...
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Nerves are the "electrical wiring system" that carry messages from the brain to the rest of the body...
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is an uncommon but serious condition that may occur after an injury to the upper extremity.
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Replantation is the reattachment of a severed part of the body using microsurgical techniques.
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A patient with a spinal cord injury may have paralysis that affects how they use their hands.
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The scaphoid or navicular bone is the most commonly fractured wrist bone.
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The skier's thumb is a serious injury to the strong ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb.
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Sports can cause a variety of finger, hand, and wrist injuries. These injuries can be minor, such as a sprain, or major including broken bones.
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The thumb is a commonly injured digit of the hand. The thumb may be considered the most important digit, and injuries to the thumb are very disabling.
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A sprained wrist is a common injury, usually caused by a fall or sudden twist. The injuries can vary from mild, causing brief pain, to major injury resulting in damage to a ligament,
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Trigger finger (also known as stenosing tenosynovitis) is characterized by pain at the base of the finger
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Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome (UTS) is a common disorder where the ulnar nerve loses blood-flow as it courses around the inner bony part of the elbow.
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The Long Island Hand Center physicians see patients with work related injuries of all sorts.
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Wrist is also called as carpus, a complex joint comprised of bones and joints, ligaments and tendons, nerves, blood vessels
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Wrist Joint Replacement surgery, also called Total Wrist Arthroplasty, is used to treat the symptoms...
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