Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

Tendons link muscles and bones together. The hand is unique because many of the muscles that control the bones in your fingers and wrists are located in your forearm. The tendons and muscles in your ...

The UAB Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship provides comprehensive training in hand, upper extremity, and nerve surgery during a one-year ACGME-accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship program. This is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Credit goes to Donald H. LaLonde, MD, FRCSC, at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, who helped debunk the idea ...

Surgery is not considered a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But a doctor may suggest a joint repair or replacement procedure if you have significant joint damage that interferes ...

A new surgical technique for women with high-risk Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS), known as a ‘delayed’ sentinel lymph node biopsy, is part of a new campaign centered on saving patients’ lymph nodes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Using smaller instrument sets and fewer disposable products can lower the cost of hand surgery cases ...