For the treatment of hand conditions, our patients receive care from some of the best hand specialists in the country.
Our doctors are known for using innovative treatment methods for treating conditions such as: Basal Joint Osteoarthritis ; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ; Fractures of the Hand and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of the Hand.
Select a topic from below to view detailed, animated guides to conditions treated and procedures performed at Central Coast Orthopedic Medical group.
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About Surgery of the Hand
Your hand is a complex and unique part of your body, composed of delicate tissues and an intricate network of bones, muscles, vessels, and nerves.
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Anesthesia (Regional)
Regional anesthesia makes an area of the body numb to prevent the patient from feeling pain during or after a medical procedure.
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Basal Joint Osteoarthritis
This condition is a degeneration of cartilage in the joints at the base of the thumb, collectively called the basal joint.
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Basal Joint Surgery
Pain in the basal joint caused by arthritis makes it difficult for patients to grip and hold or twist objects between the thumb and fingers.
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Boxer’s Fracture
A boxer’s fracture is a break of the metacarpal of the little finger. The metacarpals are the long bones in the hand that connect the fingers to the wrist.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This condition is a painful compression of a nerve in the wrist that can interfere with a person’s ability to use the wrist and the hand.
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Colles Fractures
Colles fracture is a break of one or both of the forearm bones (called the radius and ulna) that occurs just above the wrist.
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
This chronic condition, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, is an unexplained feeling of pain and discomfort that most commonly affects...
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De Quervain’s Release
This outpatient procedure relieves the symptoms of De Quervain’s tenosynovitis by releasing the tendon sheath that wraps around...
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De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
This condition, also called stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist, is an inflammation of the...
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Distal Radius Fracture
This condition is a break of the radius bone at the wrist. The radius is the larger of the two bones that connect the wrist to the elbow.
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Distal Radius Fracture Repair with Volar Plate
This procedure uses a metal implant to stabilize a fracture in the radius near the wrist. The radius is the largest of the two bones of the forearm.
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Dupuytren’s Disease
This procedure uses a metal implant to stabilize a fracture in the radius near the wrist. The radius is the largest of the two bones of the forearm.
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Finger Felon Drainage
The purpose of this procedure is to drain the pus and relieve the pressure and pain that results from an abscess in the pad of the fingertip...
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Finger Fracture Fixation
This procedure uses pins, screws or metal plates to repair broken bones in the fingers.
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Flexor Tendon Injuries
The flexor tendons of the hand are responsible for flexion of the fingers and thumb toward the palm. These long structures are connected to...
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Finger Joint Fusion (DIP Joint)
This outpatient procedure is used to resolve the pain of a severely arthritic joint of the finger by permanently stopping finger movement.
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Fractures of the Finger
This common condition is a fracture or break of one or more of the bones of the finger called a phalanx, or phalanges.
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Fractures of the Hand
This condition is a fracture, or break, of one or more of the metacarpal bones of the hand. The fracture may be nondisplaced, in which the...
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Ganglion Cysts of the Hand
A ganglion cyst is a fluid-filled sac that forms as a herniation from a joint capsule or tendon sheath. The sac is attached to the joint or...
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Ganglion Cyst Removal
This outpatient procedure is used to remove a ganglion cyst, a fluid-filled sac that forms as a herniation from a joint capsule...
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Kienbock’s Disease
Kienbock’s disease is the death and deterioration of the lunate, one of the small bones in the wrist. It usually occurs in young adults and...
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Mallet Finger
This condition is an injury to the end of the extensor tendon that straightens the finger’s end joint, called the DIP joint.
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Open Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
This procedure is performed to relieve pressure on the median nerve, alleviating the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome and...
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Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Osteoarthritis, also called degenerative arthritis, is a degenerative condition that commonly affects the small joints of the fingers and...
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Paronychia
This condition is an infection of the skin around the fingernail, usually at the side of the nail. Infections are usually mild...
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Disease
Raynaud’s phenomenon is an exaggerated form of vasoconstriction – the body’s natural response to cold and stress.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of the Hand
Rheumatoid arthritis, a condition that can attack joints throughout the body, commonly affects the joints and surrounding tendons of the...
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Scaphoid Fractures
A scaphoid fracture, one of the most common types of wrist fractures, is a break in the scaphoid bone. The scaphoid, one of the most important...
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Scaphoid Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)
This procedure stabilizes a fractured scaphoid bone with screw fixation. The scaphoid is an important carpal bone of the wrist, which is...
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Swan Neck Deformity
This condition is a result of tendon imbalance in the finger or thumb. In the finger, it causes a characteristic deformity in which the...
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Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Injury
This condition, also called skier’s thumb, is an acute sprain or tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) on the ulnar side of...
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Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Tears
This condition is a degenerative or traumatic tear of one or more parts of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), which stabilizes the ulna.
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Trigger Digit
This common condition, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is a narrowing of a portion of the tendon sheath in the finger or thumb that...
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Trigger Digit Release
During this minimally-invasive procedure, the surgeon opens a narrowed tendon pulley at the base of a finger or thumb affected by trigger digit.
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Volar Plate Injuries
This condition is a stretching or tearing of the volar plate, which can allow the finger to hyperextend and can interfere with normal hand function.
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Wrist Arthroscopy
This minimally invasive outpatient procedure allows the surgeon to evaluate and treat injuries and disorders of the ligaments, cartilage, and bones of the wrist.
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Wrist Fusion (Total Wrist Arthrodesis)
This surgical procedure relieves pain and corrects deformities of the wrist caused by injury, trauma, arthritis, or genetic defect.
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Wrist Sprain
When your wrist is bent too far, this can injure bands of tissue called “ligaments.” Ligaments connect the bones of your hand to each other.
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