Hand & Wrist surgery
The field of hand surgery deals with both surgical and non-surgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity. Dr Ingram deals with the surgical treatment of a number of these conditions.
Some of these include immediate care of an injury, treatment and reconstruction of old injuries, congenital problems/abnormalities, arthritis, infection, and new growths and tumours. Dr Ingram also treats other problems including nerve compression syndromes and swelling of tendons. Dr Ingram also performs microsurgery which is used for the reattachment of amputated parts and certain hand reconstructions.
Below is a comprehensive list of the conditions that Dr Ingram treats :
Hand Injuries/Trauma
- tendon repairs (flexor/extensor)
- vascular
- nerves
- ligaments
- reattachment of amputated parts
- certain hand reconstructions
- fractures
Nerve Compression Syndromes
- endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR)
- open carpal tunnel release (OCTR)
- cubital tunnel release
Soft Tissue Conditions
- Dupuytren's
- ganglions
- hand growths/tumours
- tenosynovitis (soft tissue or other)
- trigger finger/s (soft tissue or other)
Arthritic Hand Conditions
- finger arthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis (eg. PIP joint replacements)
- osteoarthritis
- wrist osteoarthritis
Other Hand Conditions
- finger fusions
- scaphoid and/or scapho-lunate ligament repairs
- ulna-collateral ligament repairs (UCL)
- ulnar osteotomy
- hand burns
- flexor tendon grafting
- nerve grafting
- skin flaps
- skin grafting
- wrist fusion (degenerative/rheumatoid)
- wrist ligament
- congenital problems/abnormalities