Lacertus syndrome is a nerve compression condition caused by the entrapment of the median nerve under a fibrous tissue layer called the...

A scapholunate ligament injury is a serious type of injury that occurs as a result of damage to the scapholunate ligament, which...

Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb joint, especially common in elderly and female patients, is one of the leading causes of pain in...

Guyon’s canal syndrome, also known as Ulnar tunnel syndrome, occurs due to compression of the ulnar nerve as it passes through the wrist....

A boxer's fracture is a fracture of the metacarpal bone (5th metacarpal) of the little finger. It almost always results from punching a...

The wrist is composed of eight small bones and two forearm bones, the Radius and Ulna. The shape of the bones allows the wrist to bend...

Animal and human bites are extremely common. They can cause severe pain and quickly progress to infection and stiffness in the hand...

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is a term used to describe a series of symptoms and findings that occur as a...

What is DeQuervain Tendinitis? DeQuervain tendinitis is a condition caused by the compression of two thumb tendons in the 1st dorsal...

What is an Extensor Tendon? The extensor tendons located on the back of the hand and fingers are structures that ensure that the fingers...

What Structures Can Be Injured When the Fingertip is Injured? Skin, nails, nail bed, bones, tendons, and the cushion area of the...

What is a Flexor (Flexor) Tendon? Flexor tendons are strong, connective tissue structures that connect the muscles in the front of the...

What is a Scaphoid Fracture? The scaphoid bone is one of the eight small bones that make up the wrist. In the wrist, there are two rows...

What is Scaphoid Nonunion? The scaphoid bone is one of the eight small bones that make up the wrist joint. Two rows of small wrist bones...

The condition in which the inflammatory stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor tendon, due to the constriction of the tendon sheath...

What is Kienbock's Disease? Kienbock's disease is a condition caused by the disruption of blood flow to the Lunatum bone, one of the...

What is Dupuytren's Disease? Dupuytren's disease is the abnormal thickening of the connective tissue, known as fascia, just beneath the...