Hand & Wrist
There are 29 bones, over 25 muscles, countless ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels in the human wrist and hand. The wrist and hand when combined with the movement of the forearm has a tremendous capacity for motion allowing for our dexterity. The wrist and hand are very important in most activities that make up our day. It is also one of the most difficult areas of the body to care for, often times requiring an Orthopedic Hand Specialist.
At OSS, we recognize the importance of Orthopedic subspecialist. Dr. Raymond Raven, one of only a few certified Hand and Sports Medicine specialists in California, uses the most up to date diagnostic tools and treatment techniques to care for the wrist and hand. Here are just a few of the common problems successfully care for by Dr. Raven.
- Fractures of the wrist and hand
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Trigger finger
- DuPuytren’s contracture
- Complex trauma involving the nerves and blood vessels
- Ganglion Cysts
- Arthritis
Dr. Raven is a proponent of conservative care including bracing, splinting, casting, injections, medications, and therapy. Though, if surgery is required, Dr. Raven is recognized by his peers as one of the best in the region.
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Hand
- Arthritis of the Wrist
- Boutonnière Deformity
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Fracture of the finger
- Ganglions (cysts) of the Wrist
- Hand Fractures
- Trigger Finger
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Wrist Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- deQuervain's tendinitis
- Hand surgery
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Ulnar nerve entrapment