Hand surgeon - adult

Hand surgeon - basic information

Hand surgeon deals with the diagnostics and comprehensive treatment of injuries and diseases of the entire upper limb: shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand (palm).

The surgical treatment includes arthroscopic procedures, fracture stabilization, as well as tendons and nerves reconstruction. The most common diseases of the hand include carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), wrist tendonitis (also called gamer’s thumb or mother’s wrist or Dr. Quervain's tenosynovitis) or Dupuytren's contracture (Dupuytren's disease).