Wrist and Hand Conditions


🔹 Tendinopathies & Overuse Syndromes

  • De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (first dorsal compartment)

  • Extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendinopathy

  • Flexor carpi radialis (FCR) tendinopathy

  • Intersection syndrome

  • Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis)

  • Flexor or extensor tendon overuse injuries (non-rupture)

🔹 Nerve Entrapments

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve at the wrist)

  • Ulnar nerve entrapment at Guyon’s canal

  • Radial sensory nerve irritation (Wartenberg syndrome)

🔹 Arthritic & Degenerative Conditions

  • Thumb CMC osteoarthritis (basal joint arthritis)

  • Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (STT) joint arthritis

  • PIP, DIP, and MCP joint arthritis (OA or RA)

  • SLAC wrist (Scapholunate Advanced Collapse – early stages)

  • Generalized hand/wrist osteoarthritis

🔹 Instability & Ligamentous Injuries

  • Scapholunate ligament injury (non-op/early stage)

  • Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) sprain or degeneration

  • Wrist instability (low-grade or functional)

  • Thumb UCL sprain (gamekeeper’s or skier’s thumb) – grade I–II

  • MCP collateral ligament injuries

🔹 Other Common Conditions

  • Ganglion cysts (dorsal or volar wrist)

🔹 Fractures & Trauma (Non-Op Cases)

  • Distal radius fracture (non-displaced or stable)

  • Mallet finger (non-operative management)