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Hand Injuries and Disorders
No matter how old you are or what you do for a living, you are always using your hands. When there is something wrong with them, you may not be able to do your regular activities.
Hand problems include
- Carpal tunnel syndrome - compression of a nerve as it goes through the wrist, often making your fingers feel numb
- Injuries that result in fractures, ruptured ligaments and dislocations
- Osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis, which can also cause deformity
- Tendinitis - irritation of the tendons
- Disorders and injuries of your fingers and thumb
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Overviews
- Hand and Arm Conditions(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Bone X-Ray (Radiography)(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Also available in Spanish
- Hand/Wrist/Arm Problems(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Numbness and Tingling in the Arm and Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Stiffness in the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
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Treatment
- Amputation and Prosthetics(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Dislocation: First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hand splint - slideshow
- Hand Surgery: Anesthesia(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Hand Surgery: Improve Strength, Function and Flexibility(American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
- Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Replantation (Finger, Hand, or Arm)(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Tendon Transfer Surgery(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Types of Replacement Parts: Hip, Knee and Fingers(Arthritis Foundation)
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Prevention/Screening
- Hand Safety(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
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Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Hand and Finger Exercises(Ohio State University Medical Center) - PDF
- Tendon Injuries(American Occupational Therapy Association)
- What Is Hand Therapy?(American Society of Hand Therapists)
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Specific Conditions
- Animal Bites of the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Arthritis of the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Arthritis: Metacarpophalangeal (MP) Joint(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Cold Hands(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dupuytren's Contracture(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Dupuytren's Disease(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Ganglion Cysts(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Also available in Spanish
- Hand and Wrist Tumors(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Hand Eczema(National Eczema Association for Science and Education)
- Hand Fractures(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Hand Infections(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Itchy Hands or Feet(Logical Images)
- Nerve Injuries(American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Osteoarthritis of the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Psoriatic Arthritis of the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Skin Cancer of the Hand and Upper Extremity(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Snowblower and Lawnmower Injuries(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Vascular Disorders of the Upper Extremity(American Society for Surgery of the Hand) - PDF
- Writer's Cramp (Hand Dystonia)(Dystonia Medical Research Foundation)
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Related Issues
- Hand Transplant(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Hands in Systemic Disease(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
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Health Check Tools
- Hand Injury(DSHI Systems)
- Hand Pain (One Hand)(DSHI Systems)
- Numbness of the Hand(DSHI Systems)
- Tingling of the Hand(DSHI Systems)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Hand Anatomy(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hand Injuries(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hand Injuries
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Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: Baller-Gerold syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Duane-radial ray syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Feingold syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Hand-foot-genital syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Holt-Oram syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Oral-facial-digital syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Pallister-Hall syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Timothy syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Townes-Brocks Syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Baller-Gerold syndrome
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Traumatic hand injuries: the emergency clinician's evidence-based approach.
- Article: Prospective morphologic and dynamic assessment of deep flexor tendon healing...
- Article: MLK3 regulates bone development downstream of the faciogenital dysplasia protein...
- Hand Injuries and Disorders -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary of Orthopaedic Words(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
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Directories
- Find a Hand Surgeon(American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Find a Hand Therapist(American Society of Hand Therapists)
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Organizations
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Children
- Blisters, Calluses, and Corns(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Cleft Hand(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Radial Club Hand
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Ulnar Club Hand(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Patient Handouts
- Brachial plexopathy
- Also available in Spanish
- Claw hand
- Also available in Spanish
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Also available in Spanish
- Extremity x-ray
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- Hand or foot spasms
- Also available in Spanish
- Hand tremor
- Also available in Spanish
- Hand x-ray
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- Radial nerve dysfunction
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- Ulnar nerve dysfunction
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- Volkmann's ischemic contracture
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