What is Mallet Finger?
A mallet finger is caused by either an extensor tendon rupture or a small fracture at the last joint on the finger. It causes the complete loss [...]
A mallet finger is caused by either an extensor tendon rupture or a small fracture at the last joint on the finger. It causes the complete loss [...]
Our physicians at Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow Physicians are experts when it comes to treating fractured wrists. In our experience, one bone in particular seems to [...]
Many patients present to our surgeons at Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow with ongoing thumb joint pain. One of the most common [...]
June 23, 2021 marks the 49th anniversary of Title IX, a federal civil rights law passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. This ground breaking [...]
Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow Physicians and occupational therapists follow several well-established hand therapy splinting guidelines to treat a wide variety of conditions. The metaphor that best [...]
A recent study reported that distal radius fractures represent 16.4% of all broken bones making it one of the most common fractures. Thankfully, many patients respond well [...]
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) usually presents with numbness and tingling of the thumb, index and middle fingers and can often be accompanied by wrist pain, particularly at [...]
Trigger thumb is among the many common conditions we treat via occupational therapy and trigger thumb release surgery at Proliance Hand, Wrist and Elbow Physicians. As [...]
Trigger finger release surgery is a very common and safe procedure that is performed anywhere from 23,000 to well over 30,000 cases per year in Medicare patients [...]
A Boxer’s fracture is a fracture of the fifth metacarpal, which is the bone in the hand just before the pinky finger. A boxer’s fracture occurs between [...]