Hand Surgery Overview

Course details

The Department of Hand Surgery provides comprehensive management of all traumas and diseases affecting the hand and the wrist; upper limb diseases that affect hand function and microsurgical reconstruction. It is a recognised tertiary referral centre for complex conditions affecting the hand and upper limb. There are emergency hand services, specialist outpatient services and ambulatory surgery services.

Clinical Services

Hand Trauma

• Fractures, Tendon and Nerve Injuries
• Replantation Surgery
• Corrective Surgery for Deformity

Congenital Hand Abnormalities

• Polydactyly, Syndactyly and Complex hand abnormalities
• Functional video assessment

Wrist Trauma and Disorders

• Fractures and Instabilities
• Chronic Wrist Pain

Endoscopic Surgery

• Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
• Wrist Arthroscopic Surgery

Upper Limb Paralysis

• Peripheral nerve and Brachial Plexus Injuries
• Cerebal Palsy, Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Tetraplegia

Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Upper Limb

• Skin and Composite Tissue
• Flap Transfer
• Toe to Thumb / Finger Transfer
• Functioning Free Muscle Transfer

Upper Limb Neuromuscular Disorders Clinic

Referral criteria: Patients with neuro-muscular disorders that impair hand and upper limb functions.

• Brachial Plexus injury
• Obstetrics Brachial Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Stroke
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Peripheral nerve injuries
• Peripheral nerve compression (except carpal tunnel syndrome)
• Peripheral nerve tumours

Clinic schedule: Every Wednesday afternoon