Hand and Upper Extremity Service

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The Yale hand upper extremity service specializes in the evaluation of injuries and musculoskeletal disorders of the hand and upper extremity. The team consists of physicians who are board certified in Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery, and Plastic Surgery. They are members and participate in numerous societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Society of Surgery of the Hand, Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Members of the team are active in both clinical and basic science research.

Among special services offered by the Center are:

Wrist and hand fractures (including mal-unions and non-unions and percutaneous fixation)
Distal radius fractures
Scaphoid fractures
Wrist and hand instabilities
Arthroscopy of the wrist, hand and elbow
Minimally invasive hand and wrist surgery
Athletic injury to upper extremities
Tendon, vascular, and nerve injuries
Joint contractures
Arthritis of the Wrist, Hand and Elbow
Tendonitis
Trigger finger
Nerve compression syndromes
Soft tissue reconstruction of the extremities (including skin grafts and flaps)
Tumors of the hand

	Dodds, Seth D, MD	Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Associate-Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program	(203) 737-5656 Appts (203) 737-1102 Fax
	Swigart, Carrie R, MD	Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation	(203) 737-5656 Appts (203) 785-7132 Fax