Hand & Wrist Anatomy
The human hand is made up of the wrist, palm, and fingers and consists of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, over 100 ligaments and tendons, and many blood vessels and nerves. The hands enable us to perform many of our daily activities such as driving, writing and cooking. It is important to understand the normal anatomy of the hand to learn more about diseases and conditions that can affect our hands.
Conditions
- Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Ganglion Cyst
- Trigger Finger
- Congenital Defects of the Hand and Wrist
- Wrist Fracture
- Flexor Tendon Injuries
- Mallet Finger
- Finger Joint Dislocation and Volar Plate Injury
- Distal Radius Osteotomy to Correct Mal-Union (Crooked Painful Wrist)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain's Tendinosis
- Distal Radius Fracture
- Sports Injuries of the Hand and Wrist
- Extensor Tendon Injuries
Procedures
- Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
- ORIF of Distal Radius Fracture
- Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Microvascular Surgery
- Wrist Ligament Reconstruction
- Finger Joint Fusion
- Hand Therapy
- ORIF of the Forearm Fractures
- Non-Surgical Treatment of Hand and Wrist
- Microsurgical Flap Procedure of the Hand
- Wrist Fracture Fixation
- Open Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery