Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery offers services and programs through the following Divisions. Use these links to directly access all our Department sites.

 

Hand & Upper Extremity

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Welcome

The UCSF Hand and Upper Extremity Service at the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is dedicated to the comprehensive care of all hand and upper extremity conditions. Our team of surgeons, certified athletic trainers, prosthetists, physical and occupational therapists are trained in the care of every day, complex or congenital conditions.

You may call on our hand experts for:

HAND: Trigger finger, Dupuytren’s Contracture, Ganglion cysts

WRIST: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubutal Tunnel Syndrome, Repetitive Stress Injury

ELBOW: Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow), Medical Epicondylitis (golfer’s elbow), Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Bone Spurs, Bursitis

HAND, WRIST AND ELBOW: Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Osteoarthritis, Scleroderma, Psoriatic, Lupus, Fractures, Dislocations, Tendonitis, Soft Tissue Injuries, Traumatic Injuries, Tumors, Nerve Repair

OTHER: Congenital Nerve Injuries, Tendon Lacerations

SURGERY: Minimally Invasive surgery, reconstructive surgery, revision surgery, open surgical and regional block anesthesia

For more information or to make an appointment:


Phone: 415-353-2808

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