by OrthoTexas Team | Sep 17, 2016 | Hand & Wrist
Kienböcks Disease, also known as Avascular Necrosis Of The Lunate, is a medical condition in which the blood supply to the lunate bone in the wrist joint is disrupted. The condition may also lead to the death of the bone. Lunate is an important bone that provides...
by OrthoTexas Team | Sep 9, 2016 | Hand & Wrist
Dupuytren’s Contracture is a physical disorder of the hands which restricts complete straightening of the fingers. The tissue layer beneath the skin may get thickened into clots which pulls the fingers towards the palm. The condition may have a severe effect on the...
by OrthoTexas Team | Jul 27, 2016 | Hand & Wrist
Bennet’s fracture can be defined as a crack or break in the first carpometacarpal joint at the base of the thumb. This is the point where the metacarpal bone of the thumb meets one of the eight carpal bones, trapezium, that forms the wrist. The cartilage that covers...
by OrthoTexas Team | May 10, 2016 | Hand & Wrist
Scaphoid or Navicular fracture is a medical condition that occurs with the breakage of one or more of the small bones present in the wrist and the base of the thumb. The wrist joint is formed where the two bones of the forearm namely ulna and radius meet the eight...
by OrthoTexas Team | Apr 13, 2016 | Hand & Wrist
Wrist fracture or Distal Radius Fracture is a medical term used to denote a broken wrist. The human wrist comprises of 8 small bones which are together joined with the two bones of the forearm, ulna and the radius. Breakage or crack in any of these ten bones is...
