Learn why some hand and wrist fractures heal in a cast while others need surgical fixation, and which factors guide the decision.
Learn how hand and wrist lumps are evaluated, when imaging or biopsy may be needed and when surgical removal may be considered.
Learn why mucous cysts form near the fingertip joint, how they affect the nail and when observation or surgical treatment may be considered.
Learn when a wrist or hand ganglion cyst can be observed, aspirated or surgically removed and why recurrence can occur after treatment.
Understand how trapeziectomy and thumb basal-joint arthroplasty are related, when surgery is considered and what recovery involves.
Learn how Dupuytren’s nodules, cords and contracture are assessed and when observation, injection or surgery may be discussed.
Learn why an adult thumb may click or lock, how trigger thumb differs from other thumb conditions and when decompression may be considered.
Compare splinting, corticosteroid injection and surgical release for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, including when each may be considered.
Understand ulnar nerve compression at the wrist, how it differs from cubital tunnel syndrome and when Guyon canal release may be considered.
Learn when cubital tunnel release may be considered for ulnar nerve compression, how the procedure works and what can affect recovery.