Wrist Injuries and Disorders – Finger Injuries and Disorders

You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life difficult. Common problems include

• Injuries that result in fractures, ruptured ligaments and dislocations
• Osteoarthritis – wear-and-tear arthritis. It can also cause deformity.
• Tendinitis – irritation of the tendons
• Dupuytren’s contracture – a hereditary thickening of the tough tissue that lies just below the skin of your palm. It causes the fingers to stiffen and bend.
• Trigger finger – an irritation of the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons. It can cause the tendon to catch and release like a trigger.

• Claw hand (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Clubbing of the fingers or toes (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Finger pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Mallet finger – aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Polydactyly (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Smashed fingers (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Trigger finger (Medical Encyclopedia)

Your wrist is made up of eight small bones known as carpals. They support a tube that runs through your wrist. That tube, called the carpal tunnel, has tendons and a nerve inside. It is covered by a ligament, which holds it in place.

Wrist pain is common. Repetitive motion can damage your wrist. Everyday activities like typing, racquet sports or sewing can cause pain, or even carpal tunnel syndrome. Wrist pain with bruising and swelling can be a sign of injury. The signs of a possible fracture include misshapen joints and inability to move your wrist. Some wrist fractures are a result of osteoporosis.

Other common causes of pain are

• Sprains and strains
• Tendinitis
• Arthritis
• Gout and pseudogout

• Colles wrist fracture – aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
• De Quervain tendinitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Wrist arthroscopy (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Wrist pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Wrist sprain – aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)