How a Hand Surgeon Can Help You

HOW A HAND SURGEON CAN HELP YOU HAND INJURY STATISTICS IN ONE YEAR, THAT'S ABOUT 39.4 34% MILLION OF ER VISITS VISITS were due to injuries 10.6% That's almost of these injury visits involved the WRIST, HAND, OR FINGERS 4.9 MILLION INJURIES 140,460 HAND INJURIES led to lost workdays in one year WHAT A HAND SURGEON CAN TREAT Fractures INZND THE HUMAN HAND MAY HAPPEN CAN PRESENT has 27 bones, which during sports, at as a sprain instead of are all susceptible work, in a fall, or a break, which is why to fracture in an auto accident x-rays are needed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome HAPPENS MAY FEEL IF REST, like burning, tingling, or numbness in the when the nerve immobilization, and between the forearm other treatments don't and palm is squeezed palm and fingers work, surgery may at the wrist be indicated De Quervain's Tendonitis HAPPENS MAY CAUSE MAY BE when the tendons pain or tenderness caused by overuse, around the base of when forming a fist, but also associated the thumb become gripping, or turning with pregnancy and irritated the wrist rheumatoid disease Ganglion Cysts OFTEN MAY PUT A CYST form on the back of pressure on nerves, may need to be the wrist, and may causing pain, tingling, aspirated or surgically removed depending on severity appear suddenly or weakness Tennis Elbow A PAINFUL CAUSED BY 80-95% condition also known overuse during of patients respond as lateral epicondylitis athletics, recreational well to non-surgical activities, or work treatment INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY pgh plantation General Hospital www.plantationgeneralblog.com Sources: http://plantationgeneral.com/our-services/hand-surgery-and-therapy.dot http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr007.pdf http://www.nsc.org/Documents/Injury_Facts/Injury_Facts_2011_w.pdf http://zero-excuses-protection.com/information/zero-excuses-hand- injuries-are-common-costly-and-largely-preventable/ hitp://www.bidmc.org/YourHealth/BIDMCinteractive/Healthyls/Bones andJoints/HandandWrist/MostCommoninjuries.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00007 http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00006 http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00068