Hand Surgery
Don’t let pain or a hand injury keep you from the activities you enjoy. Timely and effective treatment for a problem affecting your hand or wrist is important if you are to perform so very many simple, everyday tasks.
At Personalized Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches, our specially trained orthopedic hand surgeons have the expertise you need to relieve your pain and dramatically improve your quality of life. When you visit us, we will assess and diagnose your injury or condition, plus discuss your treatment options to help you decide on the approach best suited to your situation and goals. Whenever possible, our physicians will recommend more conservative therapies before suggesting surgery. However, if hand surgery is necessary, rest assured that you’re in good hands at Personalized Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches.
Signs and Symptoms You May Need a Hand Surgeon
If you are suffering from one or more of the following signs or symptoms, talk to one of our orthopedic hand doctors about your treatment options:
- Inability to move fingers or thumb
- Joint pain, discomfort, or swelling
- Pain that worsens over time
- Numbness and tingling
Conditions We Treat
There are many disorders that can affect your hands and wrists. The orthopedic surgeons at Personalized Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches can diagnose and treat a broad range of these conditions, including:
- Arthritis
- Basal joint arthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain’s tendonosis
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Fractures
- Ganglion cysts
- Infection
- Joint dislocation
- Kienbock’s disease
- Mallet fingers
- Nerve injuries
- Repetitive strain injuries
- SLAC wrist
- Sports injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Tendon injuries (flexor and extensor)
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Trauma
- Trigger finger or thumb
- Tumors
Specialized Orthopedic Hand Care
In addition to steroid injections and other minimally invasive methods of relieving your hand pain or other symptoms, our orthopedic hand surgeons specialize in the following types of surgeries:
- Amputations
- Carpal tunnel release
- Cartilage repair
- Cyst excision
- Fasciectomy to straighten curled fingers
- Fasciotomy to relieve swelling or pressure
- Fracture reduction and fixation
- Joint replacement or reconstruction
- Microsurgery
- Nerve decompression or repair
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Reattachment of finger or thumb
- Soft-tissue repair
- Spur removal
- Surgical drainage or debridement
- Tendon transfer or repair
In many cases, the surgery can be done using a minimally invasive technique such as arthroscopy. This allows you to recover faster, with less post-op pain and scarring, as compared to traditional open surgery.
Let us help you get rid of your hand pain once and for all.
Orthopedic Hand Surgeons in Boynton Beach, FL
Find out more about your hand surgery options – and how we can help. Call the orthopedic surgeons at Personalized Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches at (561) 733-5888, Ext. 1 to request your appointment.
