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Do you have hand pain after punching a wall? It could be a boxers fracture. Boxers fractures are very common hand injuries. The typical cause is striking a hard surface with a clenched fist – such as punching a wall. These injuries can also occur in contact sports, automobile collisions, altercations, or falling to the […]

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common ailments affecting the hands. Wear and tear arthritis within the joints can lead to weakness, deformity, limited range of motion, inflammation, and pain. These symptoms can impair the function of the hand and reduce a person’s quality of life. Conventional medical treatments for hand osteoarthritis in the United […]

Several Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center hand surgeons have been named top doctors in 2023. Congratulations to the doctors!

Capital City Surgery Center has been named the best ambulatory surgery center in North Carolina for several years in a row! Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center doctors perform the majority of their outpatient surgeries at Capital City Surgery Center. The doctors are partners in the center.

The scaphoid, one of eight small bones in the wrist, is most commonly injured due to a fall on an outstretched wrist.  It occurs most frequently in young men in their teens to 30’s.  A patient with a scaphoid fracture (broken scaphoid bone) will have pain on the radial (thumb) side of their wrist.  They […]

Dupuytrens contracture is a common disease of the hand. This condition is known for increased fibrous tissue formation in the palms of the hands and in the fingers. Early in the course of the disease process, nodules of fibrous tissue develop in the palm. In some patients these nodules develop into cords which gradually bend […]

Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center doctors are specialists in carpal tunnel syndrome, among many other conditions of the hand and arm. They are doctors for carpal tunnel syndrome and many other hand problems. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a type of pinched nerve in the wrist. It is the most common compression neuropathy in the hand […]

A wrist fracture is a common wrist injury. This type of injury can occur from a variety of trauma, such as a fall at home or a motor vehicle collision. The distal radius is the portion of the radius bone just below the wrist joint. As we age, the bone of the distal radius loses bone mass […]

Dr. Timothy Luchetti of Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center discussed wrist arthritis at WakeMed Hand Conference on 1/16/2023.