Yale Medicine hand surgeons have specialized expertise treating conditions that impair peoples’ ability to use their hands.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis occurs when the wrist tendons at the base of the thumb start to constrict.
Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that, over time, causes affected fingers to bend down towards the palm. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A broken ankle is a condition in which tiny fissures to larger cracks and snaps occur in the ankle. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A stress fracture is a tiny crack in a bone that most commonly occurs in the legs and feet. Most stress fractures are caused by over-training.
There are two types of hip fracture, both treated by orthopedic specialists: geriatric hip fracture and traumatic hip fracture.
A complex fracture is a traumatic injury involving multiple breaks in a bone and damaged soft tissue. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Our Fragility Hip Fracture Program reduces mortality and dramatically improve the prospects of elderly people with hip fractures.
Osteoporosis causes weakened bones and a higher-than-normal risk of fractures. It occurs as people age, but when caught early, it is treatable.
Any rib injury should be evaluated by a physician. The most frequent symptom is pain, sometimes accompanied by shortness of breath.