Longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leads to disability, caused mainly by joint destruction. The current goals of surgical intervention are to restore function and quality of life, prevent joint ...

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 ...

The emotional pain of not being able to use my hands was worse than the surgery to fix them.

During his residency at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Dr. Goyal was named the Surgical Specialty Intern of the Year Award and received the Chief Resident Award for the Best Research Presentation. He ...

The four hand surgery fellows rotate through various institutions in four equally divided rotations. At each institution, the fellow works with assigned clinical attendings. The fellow assumes ...

Richard Burton, MD, an 80-year-old, retired orthopedic surgeon, recently received a procedure to relieve arthritic pain in his thumbs. The procedure, which Dr. Burton devised in 1986, was performed by ...

The Columbia Memorial Hospital — Oregon Health and Science University Health Orthopedic Clinic has announced the expansion of its orthopedic services with the addition of hand surgery, led by ...

After a devastating farm accident nearly cost him his hand, Idaho farmer Tanner Harper turned to specialists at U of U Health for life-changing reconstructive surgery—and a second chance at recovery.

Gale Devisser has always loved creating art and working with her hands. Whether it’s custom artwork for friends and family members or tending a garden, creating is a big part of her life. In 2012, ...

Thomas Graham was 9 years old when he watched a grainy rebroadcast of the world's first televised open-heart surgery on the evening news. Everyone was captivated by the exposed, beating heart. Graham ...

Dr. Sidney J. Blair was a nationally known hand surgeon who oversaw Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine’s orthopedic surgery department. Blair also had a keen appreciation for history, and ...