Both inpatient and outpatient services are provided for individuals with disorders affecting the hand and upper extremity, including:

• Tendon injuries
  
• Nerve injuries
  
• Fractures and dislocations of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow
  
• Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand, wrist and elbow
  
• Osteoarthritis of the hand, wrist and elbow
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
  
• Chronic wrist pain
  
• Tumors of the hand
  
• Congenital conditions

 

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Conditions and disorders we treat

• Traumatic bony injuries including upper extremity fractures and dislocations with particular expertise in the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow
  
• Traumatic injuries to upper extremity nerves, muscles, tendons and blood vessels
  
• Early and late reconstruction of post-traumatic upper extremity injuries, including post-traumatic arthritis, contractures, malunions and nonunions of fractures, nerve injuries, muscle and tendon injuries, vascular injuries and injuries to the skin
  
• Arthritis of the hand, thumb, wrist and elbow including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis and post-traumatic arthritis
  
• Tendon problems including tendon injuries, from laceration or rupture, tendonitis, tenosynovitis
  
• Joint contractures including post traumatic causes and acquired (Dupuytren’s contracture)
  
• Upper extremity tumors (Ganglion’s and other benign neoplasms; malignant upper-extremity tumors)
  
• Nerve problems of the upper extremity including injury and compressive neuropathies, radial tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, anterior and posterior interosseous nerve syndromes, carpal tunnel syndrome, pronator syndrome
  
• Upper extremity congenital problems including extra digits, syndactyly, epidermolysis bullosa contractures, Madelung’s deformity, radial-club hand, congenital finger deformities, arthrogryposis, cerebral palsy
  
• Infections of the upper extremity

Surgical Procedures

Our treatment areas of expertise include:

• Open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release for carpal tunnel syndrome
• Wrist and elbow arthroscopy for the treatment of joint loose bodies, arthritis, ligament injuries and fractures
• Total joint replacement for treatment of end-stage arthritis of the elbow, wrist and fingers

To schedule an appointment

• La Jolla: (858) 657-7875
• Hillcrest: (619) 543-6312
• Request an Appointment Online (New Patients Only)