Wrist
Symptoms of wrist disorders
- Fingers that are swollen.
- Difficulty making a fist or holding objects
- Numbness or tingling sensation in affected hand
- Itching, numbness, or tingling that worsens at night
- Strong pain in the hand with sudden onset
- Edema or redness around the wrist
- Feeling of warmth in a joint near the wrist
Treatments
Wrist ganglionsThese can be treated in three ways viz. Immobilization (as activity can cause the ganglion cyst to grow larger, immobilising the area with a brace or splint may be beneficial),
aspiration (your doctor will use a needle to remove the fluid from the cyst during this treatment or surgery, if none of the aforementioned methods work.
These are mostly treated non-operatively and are expected to heal within 6 weeks. Reduction might be required in some cases, in the event of which, two X-rays, one at 1 week and another at 2 weeks, need to be taken after the procedure to ensure that there has been no movement and a final third X-ray at the end of the cast treatment to confirm the healing. Complex wrist fractures may need operative stabilisation, commonly done with plates and screws to put the bone back into place – all removed after a period of 2 weeks.