Hand surgeries for all types of conditions

While most hand and arm conditions can be treated without surgery, surgery is sometimes the best treatment to help you feel like yourself again. Our hand surgeons have extensive training to work with patients who are trying to relieve pain, improve function, or manage chronic hand and arm conditions. We’ll guide you to the type of hand surgery that will work best for you and make sure you know what to expect at every step.

At TRIA, we perform many of our hand surgeries as outpatient procedures in our specially designed hand procedure rooms, including carpal tunnel release and trigger finger release surgeries. Here, you’ll get the same exceptional care while saving time and money. Our team of hand surgeons can help you with everything from a broken bone to carpal tunnel syndrome.

The carpal tunnel is a passageway created by the bones in your wrist and the transverse carpal ligament. The tendons and median nerve that connect to your fingers pass through this passageway. Injury or overuse can cause the tissues in the carpal tunnel to swell and put pressure on the median nerve, causing pain, tingling or numbness. During carpal tunnel release surgery, our hand surgeons will cut through the ligament that runs across the carpal tunnel to relieve pressure on the nerve. This procedure reduces pain and improves function.

Carpal tunnel surgery is typically an outpatient procedure performed in our hand procedure rooms. The recovery time varies from person to person. It can take anywhere from several weeks to a few months to fully recover from carpal tunnel surgery.

Trigger finger is caused when the tendon that allows your finger to bend and move becomes swollen or irritated. This condition often impacts people who overwork their fingers with repetitive motions like frequently squeezing things or lifting heavy objects. During trigger finger release surgery, our hand surgeons will make a small incision in the tendon, enabling it to move more easily.

Trigger finger release surgery is typically performed as an outpatient procedure in one of our hand procedure rooms. While the recovery time varies from person to person, most can return to normal activities a few weeks after trigger finger release surgery.

A ganglion cyst, sometimes called a bible cyst, is a lump that grows near the tendons or joints on the hands. While this type of cyst isn’t harmful, it can cause pain or discomfort. Ganglion cysts may heal on their own, but surgery is sometimes needed in order to fully remove the uncomfortable lumps. During ganglion cyst removal, our hand surgeons will take out the stalk of the cyst so your hand can heal.

If the cyst is on the wrist, we typically perform surgery in an operating room. Recovery time after ganglion cyst removal from a wrist is about one to three months. If a cyst is on a finger, it can usually be removed in one of our hand procedure rooms. Recovery time after removing a ganglion cyst from a finger is quicker, most people feel better after a few weeks. Your doctor will talk with you about what to expect if surgery is needed.

If you break a bone in your hand or wrist, the hand surgeons at TRIA are here to help make sure it heals properly. During fracture fixation surgery, we’ll stabilize your bones by shifting them back into place. We may use a cast or a splint to support your bones while you heal.

In most cases, our surgeons can fix a broken bone in your finger, hand or wrist during an outpatient procedure. The recovery time from a broken bone depends on a variety of factors, including what bone is broken and the severity of the break. Your surgeon will talk with you about what you can expect from your recovery.

Our tendons connect muscle to bones. Tendon damage can cause pain, stiffness and difficulty moving. Tendon repair surgery may be used to repair the tendon and improve function in your hand, wrist or arm. Depending on your condition, we may perform primary tendon repair surgery (done within 24 hours of the injury) or secondary tendon repair (surgery performed several weeks after the injury).

Many times, we’re able to perform tendon repair surgery as an outpatient procedure. The recovery time from tendon repair surgery depends on a variety of factors, including the type of surgery you need and the severity of the tendon damage. Your surgeon will talk with you about what you can expect from your recovery.

Arthritis and other conditions can damage the joints in your arm, causing pain and making it difficult for you to move. If your condition doesn’t improve with physical therapy or other nonsurgical treatments, we might recommend joint replacement surgery. Also called arthroplasty, joint replacement surgery is a procedure where some or all of the damaged joint is replaced by an artificial joint.

Joint replacement surgery in the fingers is normally done as an outpatient procedure. While the recovery time varies from person to person, most people will recover from joint replacement surgery in about three months.