Hand Surgery Glossary

Clinical examination to assess collateral circulation between radial and ulnar arteries in the hand.

An intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint.

Intra-articular fracture-dislocation of the base of the first metacarpal involving the carpometacarpal joint.

Finger deformity with PIP flexion and DIP hyperextension due to central slip injury.

Specific suture technique used in flexor tendon repairs featuring interlocking loops for enhanced tensile strength.

Congenital flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint, typically affecting the small finger.

A rare fracture of the largest carpal bone, often associated with scapholunate dissociation.

Surgical procedure to decompress the median nerve by dividing the transverse carpal ligament.

Surgical procedure to realign the hand over the ulna in radial club hand deformity.

Congenital lateral angulation or curvature of a finger, most commonly affecting the small finger.

Surgical reconstruction of the carpometacarpal joint, typically involving the thumb base.

Common wrist fracture involving the distal radius with characteristic dorsal angulation and displacement.

A local skin flap transferred from an adjacent finger to cover soft tissue defects.

Complex regional pain syndrome characterized by disproportionate pain, swelling, and autonomic changes.

A combined wrist movement pattern involving simultaneous radial deviation with extension and ulnar deviation with flexio...

Painful inflammation of thumb tendons in the first dorsal compartment causing radial wrist pain.

Dorsal intercalated segment instability - a wrist instability pattern where the lunate bone tilts backward relative to t...

A hand splint that blocks extension while allowing controlled flexion, commonly used after flexor tendon repair to prote...

A carpal instability pattern where the lunate tilts dorsally due to ligament injury.

Distal radioulnar joint that allows forearm rotation between the radius and ulna bones.

A progressive hand condition causing finger flexion contracture due to palmar fascia thickening.

Radiographic staging system for thumb CMC joint arthritis from stage I to IV.

Extensor digitorum communis - the muscle responsible for extending the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints.

Extensor pollicis longus - the muscle that extends and retracts the thumb, whose tendon is prone to rupture following di...