Hand and wrist injuries

Injuries to the hand and wrist account for a large number of musculoskeletal injuries.  Many of these injuries can be managed non-operatively and they heal leaving little or no functional problems.  Some of the injuries are more complex and surgery may be necessary.

Common injuries are as follows:

Wrist fractures 

• Fracture of the distal radius
• Scaphoid fracture
   

Wrist ligament injuries:

• Scapholunate ligament tear
• Non-specific ligament injury

Hand and finger fractures:

• Metacarpal (hand) fractures
• Phalangeal (finger) fractures
• Mallet finger

Hand and finger ligament injuries:

• Skier's thumb
• Finger collateral ligament injury
• Volar plate injury
• Dislocated finger joint