This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the care or advice given by your physician. Always seek the advice or your physician or other qualified health care provider before starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

About Your Diagnosis

These are some of the common diagnoses treated by our hand surgeons. Much of the information below is also available through the links: www.AAOS.org and www.ASSH.org (see 'Links' section). The information is supplied here as a convenience to patients. These two organizations have a strong commitment to patient education. All of our physicians are active member of both organizations.

We encourage you to introduce yourself to Basic Hand Anatomy. A pdf document is provided below which can be a useful guide in understanding the various diagnoses listed in the pdf files below.

To view or print information related to your diagnosis, click on the links below. From there you will be able to print the document or copy the link to send in an email.

Elbow Disorders

Pediatric Hand Disorders

  • Congenital Hand Differences
  • Fractures (coming soon)
  • Trigger Fingers (coming soon)

Wrist Disorders

Note: These files are in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe® Reader® on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking here or on the Get Adobe Reader icon.

Rehabilitation Exercises

To view or print exercise information related to your diagnosis, click the linked exercise title below. If you would like to email exercise documents to yourself or others, copy and paste the links into an email.

Note: These files are in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe® Reader® on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking here or on the Get Adobe Reader icon.

Useful Links

Caution: Often a chapter or section is written by one or two authors and may only represent the opinions and experience of those authors and not the standard of care for all hand surgeons.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Orthopaedic Information
General information about all diseases and injuries that orthopaedic surgeons treat.

American Society for Surgery of the Hand: Common Hand Conditions
Conditions treated by hand surgeons with a review of each subject

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
A textbook with more detailed information. Often each chapter is written by only one author and may represent the opinions and experience of that author.