Hand & Wrist

Dr Gavin Nimon talks about arthritis of the wrist and hand, including treatment options, success rates and most common cases. What are the predominant arthritis conditions you see in the wrist and hand? Perhaps the most common one I have seen...

Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendons, and a common site of occurrence are those around the wrist. De Quervain’s is a particular tenosynovitis that affects tendons on the thumb side of the wrist near the base of the thumb (1st extensor compartment). ...

Dupuytren’s Contracture is a hand deformity that usually develops slowly, over decades. It affects the connective tissue under the skin of your palm. It typically starts on the palm of the hand with a small nodule, or several nodules, that can be felt a...

What is a ganglion? A ganglion is an out-pouching of fluid enclosed by a capsule of tissue, arising from a structure in the body. It can arise from a joint or from a tendon. They usually occur in areas of inflammation either from stress on a...

Another common condition is trigger fingers or thumbs. This is where the flexor tendons of the digit thicken and get trapped when passing under the pulley going into the finger or thumb. It causes symptoms of the finger catching in flexion or extension...

What are common injuries seen around the wrist? Perhaps the most common injury we would see are fractures of the distal radius (wrist) which presents after a fall landing on the outstretched wrist. This leads to a break or fracture of the...

What ligaments exist in the wrist? This question is best explained by first outlining the number of bones in the wrist and how complex the wrist actually is. The wrist starts at the end of the two major bones coming down from the forearm which are...