Surgery

We provide hand surgery procedures to address the following conditions and areas:

• Arthritis of the thumb
• Carpal tunnel syndrome—producing numbness, tingling or pain in the fingers, hand or wrist
• Dupuytren’s contracture—causing the ring and small finger to bend in toward the palm
• Extensor tendon injuries—involving the tendons that allow for extension of the hand or fingers
• Flexor tendon injuries—involving the tendons that allow for cupping the hand or bending the thumb or fingers toward the palm
• Flexion contracture—involving a finger bent at a joint and “stuck” in that position
• Ganglion cyst—a non-cancerous soft tissue mass in the hand or wrist that is filled with fluid
• Lateral epicondylitis—also known as “tennis elbow,” a condition which causes elbow pain with activities involving pushing, pulling, grasping or lifting
• Mallet finger—involving a ruptured tendon that causes a permanent bend at the fingertip
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Skier’s thumb—resulting from trauma to a ligament of thumb that causes side-to-side instability of movement of the thumb
• Trigger finger—involving stiffness and difficulty bending a finger, which may progress to the point where the finger becomes “stuck” in one position

Learn about the surgeons and services at Sentara Hand Surgery Specialists.