The ligaments around the wrist joint help stabilize your hand position. They also allow you to make controlled motions. A sprain happens when wrist ligaments are stretched past their limits.

Some are anchored to bones within the hand, while others snake their way to the arm. The wrist is a floating cluster of bones and ligaments threaded with blood vessels and nerves. The nerves send ...

MRI is a form of nonionizing radiation that allows imaging of bone marrow, soft tissues (including cartilage, ligaments ... Posteroanterior view of the left wrist. Sclerotic margins at the ...

After the ligament is cut, the skin is closed with stitches ... think about changing activities in which you make repeated finger, hand, or wrist movements. Train yourself to use other positions or ...

When the wrist is extended, it is referred to as “closed packed”; that is to say that the ligaments are as tight ... thumb is to take the patient to a hand clinic or orthopedic surgeon for ...

David Wei, an orthopedic hand surgeon at Orthopedic & Neurosurgery Specialists, says if people do experience pain, it could mean that they have carpal tunnel syndrome, which is a specific type of a ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill recently had surgery to repair ligament damage in his wrist but is expected to be available for training camp, coach Mike McDaniel ...

"During the operation, it was discovered that the damage to his wrist ligaments was worse than expected based upon the high resolution imaging obtained before the surgery," said the statement from ...

Sprains occur when the ligament in the joint is damaged ... the median nerve as it passes through to the hand. The nerve is ...