Hand and Upper Extremity
Hand and Upper Extremity
Hand and Upper Extremity
Medical City’s hand and upper extremity program offers advance surgical and non-surgical care for hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder problems. Our comprehensive care and individualized treatment plans are designed to achieve the best possible results for every patient. Here is a list of common conditions we treat:
Hand and Fingers
- Arthritis
- Burns
- Crush injuries and fractures
- Cysts, ganglions and tumors
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Infections and inflammation
- Lacerations and animal bites
- Nerve injuries
- Nailbed injuries
- Tendon injuries
- Connective tissue disorders, such as Raynaud’s disease
- Tenosynovitis
- Trigger finger
- Paralytic deformities
- Conditions resulting from stroke and cerebral palsy
Wrist
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Tendonitis
- Arthritis
- Fractures, including colles and scaphoid
- Ligament injuries and instabilities
- Paralytic deformities
- Conditions resulting from stroke and cerebral palsy
Elbow
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer's elbow
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Arthritis
- Overuse syndrome
- Contractures
- Dislocations
- Fractures
- Ligament injuries and instabilities
Pediatric and Congenital
- Accute injuries
- Fractures
- Syndactyly
- Thumb duplication
- Failure of formation
- Hypoplastic thumb
- Radial club hand
- Constriction bands
- Obstetrical palsies
- Vascular anomalies
- Trigger thumb
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