hand and upper extremities

Orthopedic specialists at Advocate Christ Medical Center's Bone and Joint Institute offer the highest level of experience to treat complex hand and upper extremity conditions and injuries. We are leaders in this type of care, treating more than 1,000 patients each year with extremely high success rates.

• Conditions Treated
• Available Treatments

Conditions Treated
From the fingertips to the shoulder, our surgeons treat virtually any condition including:

• Amputations
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Congenital hand deformities
• Dislocations
• Fractures
• Hand Contractures
• Non-unions and Mal-unions
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Soft Bone Tumors

Available Treatments
For patients with injuries, arthritis and other conditions affecting the hand, wrist and elbow, Christ Medical Center offers many treatments that can be performed on an outpatient basis. This means faster recovery times and less pain.

We specialize in microsurgical reconstruction to reattach finger, hand and arm amputations. Our surgeons also perform finger and wrist fusions on patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have exhausted all non-surgical options.

Treatments available at Christ Medical Center include :

• Arthroscopic reconstruction of the wrist and elbow
• Carpal tunnel release
• Corrective osteotomies
• Finger and wrist fusions
• Hand and occupational therapy
• Microsurgical limb reconstruction
• Microsurgical replantation procedures
• Nerve compression surgeries
• Nonunion surgery for bones that have not healed after injury
• Trigger release