Treatments

Tips for Preventing Sports Injuries in Kids and Teens
An estimated 30 to 50 million children participate in youth sports each year. This is great news, as sports can increase physical fitness, boost self-esteem, strengthen problem-solving skills, and encourage teamwork. Sports come with some unavoidable hazards, but the proper…
Reconstructive Arm Elbow Surgery in Dallas, TX
What is it? When is it performed? What is reconstructive arm elbow surgery? Reconstructive arm elbow surgery is a procedure that restores the function and appearance of the arm elbow after injury, disease or birth deformities prevent normal elbow use…
Reconstructive Hand Surgery in Dallas, TX
What is Reconstructive Hand Surgery? Reconstructive hand surgery a common procedure needed to relieve pain in the hand or restore function r improve appearance of the hand after injury, disease or birth deformities. Reconstructive surgery for traumatic cases can involve…
Reconstructive Wrist Surgery in Dallas, TX
What is Reconstructive Wrist Surgery? Reconstructive wrist surgery is needed when trauma, a development abnormality or disease has led to pain or limitation of function. Reconstructive wrist surgery for traumatic cases can involve simple repair of an injured structure to…
Replantation
What is replantation? Replantation is the reattachment of a completely severed body part. Most commonly the severed part is a finger, hand, forearm or arm. Other areas that have been reattached involve the lower limb, face, tongue, ear, scalp or…
Arthritis Surgery in Hands Wrists and Elbows
What is Arthritis Surgery? Arthritis is a chronic condition that causes pain, stiffness, and limited mobility in the joints. While non-surgical treatments such as medication, physical therapy, and lifestyle modifications can help manage the symptoms, in some cases, surgery may…
Joint Replacement in Hands, Wrists and Elbows
What is Joint Replacement? Joint replacement is a procedure that involves replacing a joint with an artificial joint made of a metal such as titanium in the wrist and elbow or the fingers using silicone or a metallic pyrocarbon implant,…
Wrist Arthroscopy
What is wrist arthroscopy? Wrist arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a lighted tube less than 2mm in diameter connected to a camera is placed into the wrist joint. This camera broadcasts the image to a high definition…
Toe-Thumb Transplant
Case Presentation This patient sustained a traumatic amputation of his non-dominant left thumb while working on an oil field offshore rig as a roustabout. The amputated thumb was not amenable to a replantation due to mutilation of the thumb. One…






