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These discussion sections are loosely organized collections of peripherally related topics dealing more with the practice of hand surgery than hand disorders themselves.  For a more organized treatment of hand surgery issues, go to the Classification home page or the HandWorld patient information pages
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Links to this page: Amputation Discussion | Arthritis Discussion | Basal joint arthritis Discussion | Bone Tumor Discussion | Boutonniere deformity Discussion | Brain injury Discussion | Burns Discussion | Carpal tunnel syndrome Discussion | Chronic scar tenderness Discussion | Chronic tenderness Discussion | Chronic wrist pain following a closed injury Discussion | Chronic wrist pain following major injury Discussion | Clinical junctions | Closed joint injury Discussion | Common fracture problems Discussion | Complete ligament tear Discussion | Complex wounds Discussion | Congenital Anomaly Discussion | Congenital predisposition Discussion | Contracture and stiffness Discussion | Cramping or spasms Discussion | Cubital tunnel syndrome Discussion | deQuervains tendinitis Discussion | Diabetes clinical junctions | Dislocation Discussion | Distal humerus Fracture Discussion | Distal radioulnar joint problems Discussion | Distal radius Fracture Discussion | Double crush syndrome Discussion | Dupuytrens disease Discussion | Dysfunctional posturing Discussion | Elbow dislocation Discussion | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Alcohol | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Barrier to communication | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Chronic compensation situation | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Chronic pain syndrome | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Delayed Presentation | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Diabetes | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Dramatic Emotional Display | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Drug Seeking Behavior at Interview | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Effects of chronic disease | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Evidence of use despite other claim | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Generalized Joint Stiffness | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Hindrance to Followup and Therapy | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: History of Noncompliance | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: History of repeated disability | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Inability to Articulate Symptoms | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Inconsistent story compensation case | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Inexplicable Complaints | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Lack of Alternative Employment Plan | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Lack of Objective Findings | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Litigation relating to Diagnosis | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Long standing nerve injury | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Mechanism of injury | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Metabolic contribution to swelling | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Multiple Sites of Neuritis | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Multiple Sites of Tendinitis | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Pediatric Factors | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Poor insight or Unrealistic Expectations | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Poor Listening Skills at Interview | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Poor localization | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Presence of Dupuytrens or RSD | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Prolonged or Incomplete Recovery | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Prolonged time off work from injury | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Psychiatric Factors | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Reward for Incomplete Recovery | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Smoking Tobacco | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Sympathetic overactivity | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Symptom Magnification | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Symptom multiplication | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Uncertainty regarding diagnosis | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Undiagnosed pain preventing work | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Use of Ambulatory Assist | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Work comp litigation and chronic pain | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Work Related RSI No diagnosis | Factors influencing outcome expectations in hand surgery: Work related RSI | Foreign body reactions Discussion | Forms and handouts | Fracture clinical junctions | Fracture of both of the forearm bones Discussion | Fracture of the coronoid process Discussion | Fracture of the hook of the hamate bone Discussion | Fracture of the proximal radial epiphysis Discussion | Fracture of the radial head and neck Discussion | Ganglion or synovial cyst Discussion | Indications for neurologic and psychiatric eval discussion | Infections Discussion | Inflammatory arthritis Discussion | Intraarticular Fracture Discussion | Intrinsic tightness Discussion | Joint surface injury Discussion | Kienbocks disease Discussion | Late effects of burns Discussion | Ligament Injury of the wrist Discussion | Longitudinal incongruity of the DRUJ Discussion | Mallet finger Discussion | Medial epicondylitis Discussion | Metacarpal boss Discussion | Mucous cyst Discussion | Nail problems Discussion | Nerve Injury Discussion | Neuritis Discussion | Neuroma discussion | Olecranon Fracture Discussion | Open wounds of the hand Discussion | Osteomyelitis (bone infection) Discussion | Pain with use Discussion | Paronychia Discussion | Pathologic Fracture Discussion | Pediatric elbow dislocation Discussion | Pediatric elbow Fracture Discussion | Pediatric Fracture Discussion | Pronator syndrome Discussion | Proximal forearm Fracture Discussion | Pyogenic Granuloma Discussion | Radial head dislocation Discussion | Results of tendon reconstruction Discussion | Return to work, no surgery Discussion | Return to work, possible surgery Discussion | Rheumatoid arthritis Discussion | Scaphoid Fracture Discussion | STT (scaphotrapezotrapezoidal) joint arthritis Discussion | Swelling with use Discussion | Synovitis Discussion | Tendinitis Discussion | Tendon Injury Discussion | Tennis elbow Discussion | Thoracic outlet syndrome Discussion | Treatment Home Page | Tumor Discussion | Vascular Injury discussion | Vascular insufficiency Discussion |