Dr Maxime Cievet-BonfilsHand, Wrist and Elbow Surgeon in Lyon, France

Hand, wrist and elbow conditions

Patient information on the hand, wrist and elbow conditions treated by Dr Maxime Cievet-Bonfils in Lyon, France: symptoms, tests, treatment and recovery after surgery. More pages are available in French.

Hand and fingers

Illustration of Dupuytren's cords in the palmHand and fingersDupuytren's diseaseIllustration of the flexor tendon catching on the A1 pulleyHand and fingersTrigger fingerIllustration of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis at the base of the thumbHand and fingersThumb base arthritis (basal joint osteoarthritis)Hand with nodules on the finger joints, typical of finger osteoarthritisHand and fingersFinger arthritisFinger whose last phalanx stays bent downwards and cannot be straightenedHand and fingersMallet fingerFinger swollen at the middle joint after a sprainHand and fingersFinger sprainsThumb forced outwards by a ski pole, the mechanism of a thumb sprainHand and fingersThumb sprain (skier's thumb)X-ray of a hand showing a fracture of a metacarpal and of a phalanxHand and fingersFinger and metacarpal fracturesFinger with a small translucent lump on the back of the last joint, near the nailHand and fingersMucous cyst of the fingerDiagram of a finger showing the A2 and A4 pulleys and the flexor tendon bowstringingHand and fingersFlexor pulley injuriesDiagram of the wrist showing the two thumb tendons inflamed in their sheath, on the thumb side of the wristHand and fingersDe Quervain's tenosynovitisInjured hand protected by a compression dressing and raised, before emergency treatmentHand and fingersHand emergencies (SOS Mains)

Wrist

Front-view X-ray of an arthritic wrist with narrowing of the joint spaceWristWrist arthritisBony prominence on the back of the hand at the base of the second and third metacarpalsWristCarpal bossFront-view X-ray of the wrist showing an ulna longer than the radius in contact with the carpusWristUlnocarpal impactionWristPartial wrist denervation (PIN/AIN neurectomy)Side-view X-ray of a wrist showing a fracture of the lower end of the radiusWristWrist fracture (distal radius fracture)Ganglion cyst forming a rounded swelling on the back of the wristWristWrist ganglion cystArthroscopic view of the triangular fibrocartilage complex inside the wristWristTFCC tear (triangular ligament of the wrist)Diagram of the wrist showing the scapholunate ligament between the scaphoid and the lunateWristScapholunate ligament injuryX-ray of the wrist showing a dense, collapsed lunate in the centre of the carpusWristKienböck's diseaseCT scan of the wrist showing a nonunion line through the middle of the scaphoidWristScaphoid nonunion

Elbow

Rounded swelling at the tip of the elbow typical of olecranon bursitisElbowOlecranon bursitis (elbow bursitis)ElbowRadial head micro-instabilityX-ray of an elbow showing multiple small loose bodies in the jointElbowSynovial chondromatosis and loose bodies of the elbowElbow unable to straighten fully, illustrating loss of movement after a fractureElbowElbow stiffnessElbowDistal biceps tendon ruptureDiagram of the elbow seen from the side showing the attachment of the extensor tendons on the lateral epicondyleElbowLateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

Nerves

Illustration of the median nerve compressed in the carpal tunnelNervesCarpal tunnel syndromeNervesPosterior interosseous nerve compression at the elbowNervesUlnar nerve compression at the elbow

Other

OtherWALANT: wide-awake hand surgery with no tourniquetSwollen, red hand illustrating the warm phase of complex regional pain syndromeOtherComplex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

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