hand surgery
Palm-area medical procedure
Hand surgery is the medical specialty focused on surgical treatment of conditions affecting the hand, wrist, and forearm—from carpal tunnel syndrome to traumatic injuries to congenital deformities.
Practitioners may be trained in orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, or general surgery before specializing.
She was referred to hand surgery after the accident.
- trigger fingerDigit that discharges firearms
- wristHand-forearm connection
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- tendon repairSurgical reconnection of fibrous tissue
carpal tunnel syndrome · thumb · tendons · arthritis · replantation · plastic surgeon · palm · forearm · fractures · nerve compression · nerve repair · range of motion · grip strength · arthroscopy · joint · skin grafting · stitches · numbness
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement, fracture
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- surgerysurgeon, surgeons, operation, incision, scalpel
- reconstructive surgeryfacial reconstruction, breast reconstruction, bone grafting, cranioplasty, skin grafting
- plastic surgeryrhinoplasty, facelift, liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tuck
- medical specialtiescardiology, neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology
hand surgeryfoot surgery
Surgical intervention below ankle
knee surgery · ankle surgery · hip surgery · spinal surgery · brain surgery
hand surgeryhand therapy
Treatment restoring finger function
physical therapy · occupational therapy · splinting · casting · watchful waiting