Injuries to our hands happen, and sometimes they are more severe than others. While most minor hand injuries, such as bruises or sprains, can heal on their own with time, significant injuries such as broken bones require care from a doctor or specialist to heal correctly and not leave any long-lasting and unwanted effects. If […]
Wrist Pain with No Swelling – Possible Causes
Injuries like fractures and sprains are most often the sources of wrist pain. However, long-term conditions like arthritis, repetitive stress and carpal tunnel syndrome can also cause wrist pain with no swelling. Since there are other factors that can cause wrist pain besides obvious causes like fractures, an accurate diagnosis is needed to get the […]
How to Handle a Nail Bed Injury
A nail bed injury often occurs along with damage to other parts of the finger in the same area. This can include fractures of the bones, cuts to the nail bed or fingertip skin, cuts to the tendons of the finger, or damage to the nerve endings themselves. Nail bed injuries can be easily repaired […]
Broken Knuckle vs. Fractured Knuckle
Knuckles are joints essential to the function of our fingers and hands. They are the point where the phalanx bone of a finger meets with the metacarpal bone of the hand. Each hand has five knuckle joints and twice as many knuckle bones. It is rare that knuckles break or fracture, but not impossible. They […]
Common Sprained Thumb Symptoms
When the connective tissues of the thumb are damaged, the result is a sprain. Typically, it is the ulnar collateral ligament that is injured. Damage to the thumb can be a serious injury because the functionality of the hand is heavily dependent on its use. When the thumb is sprained, essential activities such as pinching or […]
What Are The Causes Of Dupuytren Contracture?
What causes Dupuytren Contracture? Click here to learn more. Do you think you’re one of the approximately seven percent of Americans dealing with Dupuytren contracture? Do you even know what this condition is? Read on to learn more about this surprisingly common condition and get some useful information on how to treat it and improve […]
Common Broken Wrist Symptoms
At Arora Hand Surgery, we treat a variety of conditions and injuries of the hands and wrists. Broken wrists are a common injury. They are usually caused by falls. People tend to try and catch themselves with their open hands when falling. The delicate wrist bones can fracture or crack under the pressure. If you […]
How to Treat a Broken Knuckle
You use your hands all day long. It is likely that you will eventually injure your fingers. If that injury results in a broken knuckle, it’s good to know how to treat a broken knuckle. The treatment provided will vary depending on a number of factors. These include how the knuckle was broken, how old […]
What Can I Expect During Broken Wrist Recovery?
A distal radial fracture, commonly called a broken wrist, affects the larger of the two bones of the forearm close to the wrist. A broken wrist is the most common fracture of the arm and represents 10 percent of total fractures that occur in the United States. This injury typically occurs from falling on an […]
How to Treat a Nail Bed Injury
A nail bed injury can have multiple causes. Anything that can crush, cut, tear or pinch the fingertip can also injure the nail bed. Consequently, nail bed injuries are often accompanied by other injuries to the finger or hand. Crushing the fingertip may simply cause a lot of blood to pool under the nail, which […]
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