Lacey Fredrick, who lost her arm in a 2023 crash involving a police pursuit, is pioneering the use of a new prosthetic hand, ...

Our hands go through so much. From the moment we wake until we turn into bed, they’re in play, spooning breakfast cereal into mouths, smoothing hair, grappling for Oyster cards, tap, tap tapping away ...

Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

Weak wrists surprise you. You pick up a weighted bag or attempt a plank, and before you know it, everything is wobbling. Whether lifting weights in the gym, typing at work, or playing a sport, strong ...

Surgical site infections are the leading cause of unplanned readmission after surgery and can result in increases in the length of hospitalization, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. 1 The ...

Your hand and wrist are some of the most important structures in your body, allowing you to physically interact with your surroundings. Unfortunately, they are also prone to injuries and other ...

A large number of sports injuries are inflicted on hand, wrist, forearm and elbow. Some injuries are due to overuse and chronic trauma. They are elusive. Pathology is friction stress and ischaemia.