Background Trauma to the hand is exceedingly common, not infrequently resulting in metacarpal

Background The median nerve, colloquially known as the eye of the hand, is one of the three m

Practice Essentials Fractures of the hand are among the most common fractures of the skeletal

Background The term mallet finger has long been used to describe the deformity produced by di

BackgroundKnuckle pads are benign, asymptomatic, well-circumscribed, smooth, firm, skin-colored papules, nodules, or pla

Background Kienböck disease is a condition of uncertain etiology that results in osteonecrosi

Background The intrinsic plus position is otherwise known as the safe position for hand splin

Background Anatomy of the muscles of the hand Normal positioning and movement of the d

Background In 1937, Rees published a case of a high-pressure injection (HPI) injury to the fi

BackgroundHigh-pressure injection injuries occur when a high-pressure injection device such as a paint or grease gun inj

BackgroundGanglions are among the most common tumors of the hand and wrist.[1] For the most part, they are asymptomatic

Background Tumors of the hand are found to be benign 95% of the time in the course of excludi

Background The Galeazzi fracture-dislocation is an injury pattern involving isolated fracture

Background The forearm is a complex anatomic structure serving an integral role in upper-extr

Background Flexor tenolysis is a surgical procedure used to remove adhesions that inhibit act

Background The fingertip is the part of the terminal phalanx that is distal to the insertion of extensor and flexor tend

Background Dislocation of a joint occurs when traumatic forces cause complete loss of continu

Background Distal radius fractures account for approximately 15% of all fractures in adults.

Background The elbow joint coordinates movements of the upper extremity, facilitating the exe

Background In the times of Hippocrates and Galen, distal radius fractures (DRFs) were thought