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The field of hand surgery deals with both the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity (from the tip of the hand to the top of the arm). Many conditions occur in the arm that can be treated by a hand surgeon, including the immediate care of a hand, wrist or arm injury, treatment and reconstruction of old injuries, congenital differences in children, hand, wrist, and elbow arthritis, new lumps on the hand and arm, tumors, conditions that cause tingling, pain and numbness in the hand and arm, as well as swelling of tendons. Some hand surgeons also take care of problems of the elbow and shoulder. Hand surgeons are required to participate in specialized training in upper extremity surgery during their orthopaedic residencies and hand fellowships. A fellowship is an additional period of time spent in specialty training following the required multiyear orthopaedic residency. Click here to learn more about the various conditions. Quick navigation links: About University Orthopedics in Rhode Island | Spine | Sports Medicine | Joint Replacement | Hand & Wrist | Shoulder & Elbow | Pediatric Orthopedics | Foot & Ankle | Trauma & Fracture | Physician Bios | What Hurts? | Treatment | Education | Patient Center | Contact Information for Orthopedic Specialty Offices | Driving directions to offices in: Newport | Providence (Butler Drive) | Providence (Dudley St.) | East Greenwich Disclaimer: Where pictures of patients are displayed, the patients of University Orthopedics have consented to have their picture in this website for the purpose of patient education.
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