Volar Plate Injury
You have sustained a volar plate injury to your finger. The volar plate attaches to the bone and has pulled on the bone at the base of the middle phalanx (middle finger bone).
Hand
Trigger Finger
Trigger finger is when a flexor tendon gets stuck in a pulley in the palm of the hand. It is often worse in the mornings.
Thumb Proximal Phalanx Fracture
You have broken the bone at the bottom of your thumb. This normally takes approximately 4-6 weeks to heal
Thumb Phalanx Fracture
You have broken your thumb. Healing: This normally takes approximately 4-6 weeks to heal.
Thumb MCP Joint Soft Tissue Injury
You have injured your soft tissues around the joint at the bottom of your thumb.
Thumb Distal Phalanx Fracture (Tuft fracture)
You have broken your distal phalanx (the end of your finger). This is sometimes
Scaphoid Fracture
You have broken your scaphoid bone. This is the small bone at the bottom of the thumb
Preparing for hand surgery and recovery afterwards
We usually inject a local anaesthetic during the operation, so that you have as little pain as possible when the operation is finished.
Phalanx (Finger) Fracture
You have broken your phalanx (finger).
Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb
Arthritis is inflammation of a joint. The common form ‘Osteoarthritis’ is caused by wear-and-tear, although there is a genetic pre-disposition to it.