Hand Fractures
Your hands play such an important role in how you interact with the world around you. Breaking one of your hand bones can mean weeks (or longer) of learning new or different ways of navigating your routine. The bones in a normal hand line up precisely, letting you perform many specialized functions like grasping a […]
Wrist Arthroplasty
Think of all the things your wrist joint does. It helps you bend, straighten, and rotate your hand. It allows you to wave, wash your hands, wash your hair, drive a car, walk your dog, open mail, button shirts, twist a jar’s lid, text, type, and pick things up. You use your wrist hundreds of […]
Finger Fracture
Although the bones in the fingers are small, a finger fracture is not a minor injury. Fingers are capable of very fine, coordinated motions and disruption of this motion can make it difficult to do simple tasks and activities. Think about it; fingers let us touch, grasp, and interact with our environment. They allow us […]
Wrist Arthroscopy
Because the hands and wrists are used so much in our daily lives, they can be susceptible to a variety of injuries and conditions. These can cause a range of symptoms such as pain, weakness, and reduced function, which can make life more difficult. Often when people experience wrist problems, they don’t think they’re serious […]
Denver Hand Doctors Help Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The Denver hand doctors at Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists see carpal tunnel syndrome affect many people each year. Carpal tunnel syndrome often causes discomfort and impacts daily activities. Understanding its symptoms, how it’s diagnosed, and wrist pain treatment options can help people who are suffering get relief and determine if they need to […]
Sean Brugman, MD
- Fractures – hand, wrist & elbow
- Carpal tunnel & trigger finger
- Arthroscopy – shoulder
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff & labral repair
Wrist Sprain
It is our natural instinct to brace ourselves when we fall and wrists often pay the price. A wrist sprain is an injury to the ligaments that hold your wrist bones together. Most wrist sprains are minor injuries, that stretch the ligaments further than their limits. But they are usually painful and can be more […]
How to prevent – or recover from – Skier’s Thumb
Most people don’t think about hand or thumb injuries when they think about skiing or snowboarding, but skier’s thumb is actually quite common: it impacts around 200,000 people each year! What is skier’s thumb? Skier’s thumb is an injury to the ligament at the base of the thumb joint, known as the ulnar collateral ligament. […]
Growth Plate Fractures
As your child’s bones grow and develop, what are called their growth plates are prone to injury. Growth plate fractures are cracks in a child’s growth plate—the special section of the cartilage at the ends of their long bones. These fractures may vary from mild to serious, but it is important to find out as […]
