UT San Antonio
UT Health Physicians

Hand and wrist condition diagnosis and treatment

Patient rubbing ailment on hand

Our team of fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeons offers a full spectrum of services for chronic and acute hand and wrist ailments and injuries.

Hand and wrist injuries and ailments are a common problem for patients and primary care physicians. Our fellowship-trained surgeons are experts in diagnosing and treating acute and chronic hand and wrist problems. With this expertise, we offer patients surgical and non-surgical options and involve them in their care and decision-making. This patient-centered approach helps us restore function and alleviate pain in a way that makes every patient feel comfortable.

Some common conditions treated include:

  • tennis elbow
  • scaphoid fractures and non-unions
  • distal radius fractures and non-unions
  • ulna fractures and non-unions
  • metacarpal fractures
  • carpal instability.

Among the surgical treatment options offered here are: fixation of distal radius, scaphoid and other wrist fractures, nerve decompression surgery, both open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release, cubital tunnel release, in-office trigger finger release, Dupuytren's palmar fasciectomy, CMC arthroplasty/trapeziectomy for thumb arthritis, rheumatoid hand surgery (including joint replacements and tendon transfers), skin lesion excisions and soft tissue reconstructions.

Our specialists are also able to offer non-surgical treatments such as steroid injections for trigger finger and carpal tunnel.