Hand and wrist

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/FINGER DISORDERS A flexor tendon sheath infection or flexor tenosynovitis is an inflammation that arises around the finger tendons.  A flexor tendon sheath infection may be very critical that frequently led to the extremity loss or even death. Actually, these infections can be treated. However, to avoid important infirmity, they need to be rapidly recognized and seriously treated. Flexor Tendons and the Flexor Covering Flexor tendons are located the fingers. A tendon is an assemblage of hard tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone. When the muscle contracts, the tendon pulls on the bone. The flexor tendons…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/FINGER DISORDERS Finger Abnormality After Damage A finger boutonniere abnormality is the consequence of a damage to the tendons, which task is to straightening the finger joints.  This damage commonly occurs during sports activities and people did not care enough thinking that they simply congested their finger.  The finger Boutonniere abnormality may accentuate as it may even generate to a lasting difficulty.  If diagnosed promptly, therapy may be operative. A finger boutonniere abnormality, frequently happens due to a very significant damage to the finger tendons. Learn more The flexor tendons are on the finger palm side and pull…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/FINGER DISORDERS A jersey finger (most commonly seen in full contact activities) is a damage occurring to one of the finger tendons. Classically, an athlete will endure a jersey finger damage while contributing in confronting games such as football or rugby. A jersey occurs when a player clutches an opponent’s jersey and the tendon can get ripped when the opponent yanks away the jersey from the player’s clutch. Jersey Finger Damage/Signs A jersey finger is a flexor tendon damage. To remind, the flexor tendon is the tendon that pulls the fingers toward the palm when the flexor muscles…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/FINGER DISORDERS Twisted or displaced finger is a common hand damage. Twisting is when a ligament that supports a joint is stretched so far and the hard fibers that constitute the ligament tissue become partially or entirely torn. Dislocation comes following to a severe incident, when the supporting ligaments are seriously damaged and the joint comes apart. Sports activities damages, hard work-related to damages risk, and automobile accidents are the most common causes of finger twisting dislocation. We notice a wide range of harshness with finger ligament damages; therefore, it is important evaluate precisely a finger ligament damage…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/FINGER DISORDERS When the tendons of a finger are caught as the finger curves and straightens, trigger finger, which is a common tendon difficulty, may happen causing the digit to a sudden opening, or even to stay curved into the palm of the hand. Trigger finger is very common with diabetic patients. While many people can find relief with non-surgical therapy for trigger finger, some other will need to have a medical surgery to resolve this disorder. Trigger finger is caused when the tendon becomes caught as it passes through a pulley in the palm of the hand….

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/HAND & WRIST CRACKS Scaphoid is the navicular bone in the wrist. It is a small bone of the eight carpal bones in the wrist. A wrist c rack is very frequent and is commonly caused following a fall. A fall on an outstretched arm may result in more than a wrist pain or twist. Such a fall may usually cause a crack of the scaphoid that is generally of healing slowly. Slowly Healing  Scaphoid crack The scaphoid is a small bone sitting below the thumb, and is shaped like a kidney bean. This complicated small bone possesses…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/HAND & WRIST CRACKS Common Crack Kinds before Age 75 The wrist is a combination of two bones (the radius and ulna) in the lower arm, in addition to the small hand bones. Wrist cracks causes differ between the two sexes. When in women, the wrist cracks risks increase at menopause (most probably linked to the fast bones in the years that follow menopause), with men the wrist cracks risks still objectively stable. Commonly wrist cracks happen due to falls because unconsciously a person tends an arm to halt a fall and the hand with the forearm will…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/HAND & WRIST CRACKS Broken Hand A complex of small bones constitute together the supporting framework of the hand. We enumerate the small finger bones, the phalanges, the long bones and the metacarpals. A hand crack happen when one of these hand small bones is broken. Commonly most hand cracks happen due to a direct shock to the hand. Broken Hand/Signs When a hand crack happens common signs appears such as Pain, inflammation a physical abnormality, (which may include a shortened finger for example) and difficulty in fingers moving. Hand Fracture Diagnosis/Tests Needed When hand is broken, specialist…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/HAND & WRIST CRACKS A broken hand is most commonly a metacarpal crack that usually happen to the bone at the palm hand level. Knowing that a person possesses five metacarpal bones, one for each finger, the metacarpal bones support the hand and form the knuckle on the hand back. Other bones in this zone constitute the phalanges (the fingers) and the carpal bones (the wrist). The Orthopedic doctor is more entitled to precise whether it is a wrist crack or a metacarpal crack. Metacarpal Crack Causes Metacarpal cracks may happen following a diversity of incidents, such as:…

ORTHOPEDICS/HAND & WRIST/HAND & WRIST CRACKS Cracks that happen in the foot are common damages that appears with young sportspersons, middle-aged weekend troopers, and also with elderly persons. One of the most common kinds of these cracks is known by “the fifth metatarsal Avulsion crack”. A fifth metatarsal avulsion crack, also known by “Pseudo-Jones crack,” is the most common kind of the fifth metatarsal. This fifth metatarsal is the bone that travel from the mid-foot to the base of the small toe on the outside of the foot. The fifth metatarsal Avulsion crack happens where a tendon bestows to the…