Surgeries are evolving, with a greater emphasis on minimally invasive techniques, which require highly specialized hand-held tools. In tandem with this, growing health concerns, aging populations, and ...

The human hand is an intricate system comprised of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. When injury occurs—or congenital deformities, tumors, infections, or other medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Credit goes to Donald H. LaLonde, MD, FRCSC, at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, who helped debunk the idea ...

Hand surgeon Scott Hansen, MD (third from left), with San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb (left) and members of the Giants’ training staff. When hand surgeon Scott Hansen, MD, operates on patients ...

Some medical conditions that affect your hands may hinder your ability to perform daily activities, which can have a negative impact on your quality of life. Hand reconstruction surgery may help ...

Few would disagree that Sterling Bunnell, MD, was one of the fathers of the specialty of hand surgery. His creation of a nationwide network of military hand centers, combined with a textbook that was ...

The four hand surgery fellows rotate through various institutions in four equally divided rotations. At each institution, the fellow works with assigned clinical attendings. The fellow assumes ...

Background. Following a motorcycle accident, a 9-year-old boy experienced a complete right-sided (dominant) arm and hand paralysis with total sensory loss, Horner syndrome and severe constant pain.