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 ...

Baylor Medicine plastic surgery hand specialists are leaders in diagnosing and treating a wide range of hand conditions, offering both surgical and non-surgical options, for patients of all ages. From ...

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 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a hand issue that's affecting my work. I’ve heard some hand surgeries can be done in the clinic without anesthesia or an operating room. Can you tell me more about them?

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.