Hand Injuries and Disorders

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Summary

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 (broken bones), 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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Overview of Hand Disorders (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish

Diagnosis and Tests

Bone X-Ray (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
Hand/Wrist/Arm Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
X-Ray Exam: Hand (Nemours Foundation)

Treatments and Therapies

Dislocation: First Aid (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Hand splint - series (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Related Issues

What Is a Hand Surgeon? (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Specifics

Arthritis of the Hand (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Cold Hands (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Fingertip Injuries and Amputations (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Hand Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Itchy Hands or Feet (VisualDX)
Musician's Dystonia (Dystonia Medical Research Foundation)
Nerve Injuries in the Hand and Fingers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Genetics

Baller-Gerold syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Duane-radial ray syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Feingold syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Hand-foot-genital syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Holt-Oram syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Oral-facial-digital syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Pallister-Hall syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Poland syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
RAPADILINO syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Timothy syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Townes-Brocks Syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Hand Injuries (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

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Patient Handouts

Brachial plexopathy (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Claw hand (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Dupuytrens contracture (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Hand fracture - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Hand or foot spasms (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Hand x-ray (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Radial nerve dysfunction (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Ulnar nerve dysfunction (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish