Hand and Wrist Injuries and Conditions
Your hands and wrists are amazing, unique structures. They allow you to grasp and manipulate objects and perform countless daily activities that most people take for granted. They are also quite intricate, containing many small bones (27 to be exact); a network of ligaments, tendons and muscles; and a web of blood vessels and nerve endings, which give you your sense of touch.
Because your hands are in constant motion, reaching, grasping, carrying and releasing, they are vulnerable to injury. Repetitive stress, or overuse injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis are among the most common. Your hands can also be affected by normal wear and tear on the joints, resulting in arthritis. Sometimes problems can arise from other medical conditions such as diabetes or pregnancy.
The hands also offer a certain amount of protection to your body, such as shielding you from potentially dangerous objects or helping to break a fall. Due to this protective mechanism, the bones of the hand and wrist are fractured quite often. In addition to these dangers the hands are susceptible to cuts, abrasions and burns that can result in damaged ligaments, tendons and nerves, or even lead to infection.
The physicians at St. Peters Bone & Joint in Wentzville & St. Peters, Missouri are trained to diagnose and treat all types of hand and wrist problems and have extensive experience in the delicate procedures required to relieve hand pain and to preserve or restore normal function to the hands and wrists.
Drs. Thomas Albus, Anthony Frisella, Brandon Larkin, John McAllister, Theodore Rummel, and Paul Spezia specialize in treating these conditions.
Please visit our orthopaedic patient education library to learn more about wrist and hand conditions and treatment.
For comprehensive hand and wrist care in St. Peters and Wentzville, Missouri, call St. Peters Bone & Joint Surgery today at (636) 441-3444 or use our online appointment request form.