Hand, Wrist, Elbow Surgery
Hand, wrist and elbow surgery refers to a medical field that includes surgical interventions on the anatomical structures in these regions. These surgical interventions include the treatment of various disorders in the hand, wrist and elbow area. These treatments may include procedures such as repairing fractures, managing degenerative diseases, resolving nerve compression, and tendon repairs. Hand, wrist and elbow surgery performed by expert orthopedic surgeons involves a multidisciplinary approach.
Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgery at Liv Hospital
At Liv Hospital, hand, wrist and elbow surgery is a comprehensive treatment service performed by expert orthopedic surgeons. Diagnosis of various disorders in the hand, wrist and elbow area of patients, surgical interventions and rehabilitation processes are handled in this unit. The team's experience allows creating individualized treatment plans for patients' specific needs and achieving optimal results. Liv Hospital aims to effectively treat patients' functional problems in these important areas with hand, wrist and elbow surgery.
Microsurgery and Teamwork
Treatment of some diseases and injuries of small joints and intra-articular structures in the upper arm, such as the hand, wrist and elbow, with surgeries performed using arthroscopic (closed) techniques, is also included in the discipline of hand surgery. Long operating times, requiring microsurgery, long learning curve, high number of emergency patients, requiring teamwork and the importance of rehabilitation are the main characteristics of hand surgery.
Arthroscopic Elbow and Wrist Applications
At Liv Hospital Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgery Clinic, emergency interventions that push the limits of microsurgery such as fingertip replantations, as well as nerve compression, degenerative joint problems, and bone-ligament injuries that disrupt joint integrity can be successfully treated. Arthroscopic elbow and wrist applications, which can be performed in very limited centers, are also performed.
What are the Treatment Areas?
- Fractures and dislocations of the hand without any obvious injury
- Muscle and tendon ruptures
- skin incisions
- Severe injury or amputation of the limb
- Open injuries, deformities and burns
- All kinds of congenital deficiencies, disorders and adhesions in the wrist and upper arm
- Paralysis, rheumatic diseases, infections, tumors due to trauma during birth
- Sequelaes occurring in the hand and wrist after previous trauma
- Paralysis due to a nerve cut as a result of an accident or loss of function due to circulatory disorders
- Correction of malformed or malformed fractures and dislocations
- Deformities that occur over time after burns
- Various nail disorders other than infection
