Hands

Osteoarthritis affecting the joint at the base of the thumb, known as the 1st carpometacarpal or trapeziometacarpal joint is very common. It may cause pain, particularly with gripping and twisting movements such as opening jars or with any activity which involves applying pressure with the thumb, and if severe even pain at rest. Initially the

There are eight carpal bones in the hand. The most common one to be fractured is called the scaphoid. This is a small bone which lies between the thumb and the side of the wrist. Scaphoid fractures can be caused by falling onto the hand, or by anything which forces the wrist backwards, or by punching injuries. Here, one of our expert

For many years a number of hand operations have been done under local anaesthetic, where the surgeon injects the local anaesthetic into the area being operated on to numb it. Carpal tunnel and trigger finger releases and most surgery on the fingers is done this way. Historically for more major hand and wrist surgery patients