St. Johns
Your hands, wrists, and elbows play a crucial role in almost every aspect of daily life. Injuries to these areas can complicate everyday activities and negatively impact your overall quality of life, affecting work, hobbies, and even basic tasks. Fingers, hands, forearms, and elbows enable nearly all the actions we perform and are in constant motion until interrupted by pain, numbness, or limited range of motion. We offer a comprehensive range of advanced surgical options aimed at restoring mobility, allowing you to return to an active and fulfilling life. Our hand, wrist, and elbow specialist provides subspecialized orthopedic care, including elbow joint replacement and microsurgical nerve reconstruction.
UF Health Orthopaedics delivers award-winning care in Nocatee, Palm Coast, and St. Augustine, with surgeries performed at UF Health Flagler Hospital which has been awarded the Orthopaedic Surgery Excellence Award and ranked among America's 100 Best Hospitals for orthopaedic surgery by Healthgrades.
Featured services and conditions treated
- Arthritis: Inflammation of the joints causes pain, swelling, and stiffness, often limiting movement. It can result from wear and tear, autoimmune disorders, or infections, and affects people of all ages. There are treatment options than can help reduce pain and restore function.
- Carpal tunnel syndrome: A common condition impacting the hand and wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome is characterized by numbness, tingling, pain, and/or weakness in the hand, and can be treated with nonsurgical or surgical interventions.
- Dupuytren’s contracture: This thickening and tightening (contracture) of tissue beneath the skin on the palm or fingers can be resolved with either surgical treatment or a Xiaflex® injection.
- Fracture care: Treating broken bones is crucial for proper healing and may involve casting, bracing, or surgery. Fractures typically occur due to trauma, accidents, or falls, and appropriate treatment is needed to restore normal function.
- Ganglion cysts: Typically non-cancerous, thesefluid-filled cysts usually appear as a lump or bump on the hand or wrist and can appear after trauma or alongside arthritis. These can be drained during an in-office visit or they can be surgically removed, if needed.
- Medial and lateral epicondylitis (Golfer’s and Tennis Elbow): These forms of tendonitis can cause pain and inflammation in the wrist, fingers, forearm, or elbow and are often caused by repetitive movements. This can often be managed with cortisone injections toalleviate discomfort, inflammation, and irritation.
- Microvascular surgery – In the event that reattachment of a finger or hand is needed, small blood vessels can be reconnected in order to restore circulation, before tissue damage occurs.
- Rheumatoid arthritis: In this autoimmune condition, the immune system attacks the joints, leading to pain, swelling, and possible joint damage. Medication, physical therapy, and, in some cases, surgery are used to manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
- Sports injuries in the hand, wrist, and elbow: Playing a sport is good for your mental and physical health however, injuries can occur. Sprains, fractures, and tears can be treated with taping, splinting, casting, injections, or surgery, depending on the injury's location, type, duration, and severity.
- Traumatic hand and wrist injuries: A sudden, forceful, and often unexpected impact to the hand or wrist can result in damage to the delicate tendons, ligaments, nerves and bones in the extremity. Proper management and surgery, when needed, can help to alleviate pain and restore range of motion.
- Trigger finger: A finger or thumb may become stuck in a bent position and snap straight, causing pain and discomfort. This occurs when the tendon in the affected finger becomes irritated or inflamed, often due to repetitive movements or gripping. Corticosteroid injections, splinting, or in some cases, surgery can be used to release the tendon and restore normal movement.