Hand Fractures
December 30, 2024
Your hands play such an important role in how you interact with the world around you. Breaking one of your hand bones can mean weeks (or longer) of learning new or different ways of navigating
Your hands play such an important role in how you interact with the world around you. Breaking one of your hand bones can mean weeks (or longer) of learning new or different ways of navigating
Think of all the things your wrist joint does. It helps you bend, straighten, and rotate your hand. It allows you to wave, wash your hands, wash your hair, drive a car, walk your dog,
Although the bones in the fingers are small, a finger fracture is not a minor injury. Fingers are capable of very fine, coordinated motions and disruption of this motion can make it difficult to do
Because the hands and wrists are used so much in our daily lives, they can be susceptible to a variety of injuries and conditions. These can cause a range of symptoms such as pain, weakness,
The Denver hand doctors at Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists see carpal tunnel syndrome affect many people each year. Carpal tunnel syndrome often causes discomfort and impacts daily activities. Understanding its symptoms, how it’s
It is our natural instinct to brace ourselves when we fall and wrists often pay the price. A wrist sprain is an injury to the ligaments that hold your wrist bones together. Most wrist sprains
Most people don’t think about hand or thumb injuries when they think about skiing or snowboarding, but skier’s thumb is actually quite common: it impacts around 200,000 people each year! What is skier’s thumb? Skier’s
As your child’s bones grow and develop, what are called their growth plates are prone to injury. Growth plate fractures are cracks in a child’s growth plate—the special section of the cartilage at the ends
Most people don’t think about their thumb often. It’s just there, taken for granted. However, the thumb plays a major role in the critical functions of the hand. The thumb is needed for grasping, pushing,
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