Amputation
An amputation may be the result of a traumatic injury, or it may be a planned operation to prevent the spread of the disease in an infected...
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Animal Bites
Bites are extremely common and can cause significant pain and may rapidly progress to infection and stiffness in the hand or wound area.  Early and appropriate treatment is key to… 
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Burns and Firework Injuries
When the skin comes in contact with something hot, it may be damaged, with  death of cells in the skin.  The depth of the injury depends on the intensity of…
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Elbow Fractures
Elbow fractures may result from falling onto an outstretched arm, a direct impact to the elbow, or a twisting injury. Sprains, strains, or dislocations may occur at the same…
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Elbow Instabilities
With loss of the lateral extensor and collateral ligament origins, the elbow manifests posterolateral rotatory instability, which may be the mechanism of elbow…
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Finger Amputations
Amputation is the removal of an injured or diseased body part. An amputation may be the result of a traumatic injury, or it may be a planned operation to prevent…
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Finger Fractures
Fractures often take place in the hand. A fracture may cause pain, stiffness, and loss of movement. Some fractures will cause an obvious deformity, such as a …
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Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries
Fingertip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand. The fingertips are exposed in many of our activities. They can be crushed, such as by a closing door…
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Fingertip-Crush Injuries and Fractures
Injured components may include skin, bone, nail, nail bed, tendon, and the pulp, the padded area of the fingertip. The skin on the palm side of our fingertips…
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Flexor Tendon Injuries
The muscles that bend (flex) the fingers are called flexor muscles. These flexor muscles move the fingers through cord-like extensions called tendons, which…
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Hand Laceration
Extensor tendons are just under the skin, directly on the bone, on the back of the hands and fingers.  Cuts that split the tendons may need stitches, but tears…
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Ligament Injuries
In the case of a ligament tear, treatment may or may not involve surgery; treatment depends on the specific ligament injury and individual patient needs…
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Mallet Finger
A mallet finger is a deformity of the finger caused when the tendon that straightens your finger (extensor tendon) is damaged.  When a ball or other object strikes…
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Nerve Injuries
Nerves are fragile and can be damaged by pressure, stretching, or cutting. Pressure or stretching injuries can cause the fibers carrying the information to break…
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Replantation
“Replantation” refers to the surgical reattachment of a finger, hand, or arm that has been completely cut from a person’s body.  The goal of replantation surgery…
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Rotator Cuff Injuries
The rotator cuff is the group of four muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint, providing strength and stability.  When the rotator cuff is…
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Scaphoid Fractures
The scaphoid bone is one of the eight small bones that make up the “carpal bones” of the wrist. There are two rows of bones, one closer to the forearm…
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Scaphoid Non-union Fracture
The scaphoid is one of the eight small bones in the wrist.  A “non-union” refers to a fracture which has not demonstrated signs of healing despite adequate time…
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Shoulder Fractures
The shoulder is a joint suspended by many muscles surrounding the upper extremity. Shoulder fractures are commonly caused by a trauma to the…
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Sprains and Strains
A sprain or a strain is an injury to a ligament. Ligaments are the connective tissues that connect bones to bones across a joint.  These types of injuries are common…
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Table Saw Injuries
The severity of a table saw injury can vary tremendously, depending on the specific level at which the injury occurs (fingertip vs. finger vs. hand vs. forearm), the…
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Tendon Injuries
Extensor tendons are just under the skin, directly on the bone, on the back of the hands and fingers.  Because of their location, even a minor cut can easily…
www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/ExtensorTendonInjuries.aspx

Wrist Fractures
The wrist is made up of eight small bones and the two forearm bones, the radius and ulna.  A fracture may occur in any of these bones when enough force…
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**INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND AND AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Northeast Wisconsin, Ltd., has partnered with the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to provide expert knowledge to our patients with defined explanations of common disorders and injuries of the finger, hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.