Hand surgery is a branch of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Human hand is the most flexible mechanic system and its normal function is prerequisite for productive life of every individual.
Hand injuries are common in today’s industrialized world.
Hand surgery may be divided into:
Peripheral nerves surgery
Compressive syndromes-carpal canal syndrome
Guyon canal syndrome
Cubital canal syndrome
New and ols peripheral nerve injuries-nerve sutures
Transpositions and nerve transplation.
Hand bones surgery
Recent and old fractures
Pseudoarthroses
Inadequate bone adhesion
Hand and wrist dislocation
Ligament injuries
Tendon surgery
Recent and old flexor and extensor tendon injuries
Hand tendon transplantatipn and transposition
Surgical treatment of tendon layer
De Quervain syndrome
Hand tumors
Benign tendon layer tumors
Bone tumors
Hand ganglion tumors
Adipose tissue tumors
Dupuytren contracture
Degenerative disease of hand and fingers connective tissue. Thickening and shortening of hand and fingers connective tissue,strips result in fingers contraction.
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Occurs as a result of pressure on the median nerve in the carpal tunnel
Hand soft tissue defect surgery
Local and regional grafts.
Skin transplantation.
Degenerative hand disease
Disease of small hand basal thumb joints, deformities caused by rheumatism or osteoarthritis.
Vascular hand injuries
Combined with bigger joint injuries (blood vessels reconstruction, anasthomoses).