Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that, over time, causes affected fingers to bend down towards the palm. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Elbow tendinitis, often called “tennis“ or “golfer's“ elbow, is a type of inflammation that can develop in people who use their hands extensively.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis occurs when the wrist tendons at the base of the thumb start to constrict.
Thumb arthritis is the second most common type of arthritis in the hand. Yale Medicine experts explain why it develops and how to treat it.
There are two types of hip fracture, both treated by orthopedic specialists: geriatric hip fracture and traumatic hip fracture.
Yale Medicine hand surgeons have specialized expertise treating conditions that impair peoples’ ability to use their hands.
A ganglion cyst is a lump, typically round or oval, that can develop on the hand or wrist. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Rotator cuff injuries include inflammation, tendinosis, partial and full-thickness tears, rotator cuff arthropathy and shoulder impingement.
A break in one of the small bones in the wrist joint or, more commonly, the distal radius.
Though it’s possible to injure your brachial plexus without even knowing you did so, the consequences can include temporary numbness to your arm, pain, loss of sensation or even paralysis.