Patient Services Our service specializes in problems of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, including:
  • Congenital differences of the hand and upper limbs
  • Peripheral nerve compression
  • Fractures and dislocations of the hand, elbow, and shoulder
  • Repair and reconstruction of sports injuries and trauma
  • Arthritis of the small and large joints of the upper limb

    • For a detailed list of injuries and disorders treated at the CV Starr Hand Surgery Center, click the following link: Complete List of Patient Services.

    We have also particular expertise in common injuries of the hand and wrist, including:
  • Arthritis of the hand
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • deQuervain’s Tendinitis
  • Dupuytren’s Disease
  • Extensor and flexor tendon injuries
  • Ganglion cysts
  • Skier’s Thumb
  • Tendonitis
  • Trigger finger
    • Injury and Disorder Infomation The below links will take you to informational pages provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

    Arm
    Arthritis
    Children
    En Espanol
    Foot
    Hand
    Hip
    Injury Prevention
    Knee
    Joint Replacement
    Neck
    Osteoporosis
    Patient-Centered Care
    Patient Safety Shoulder
    Sports / Exercise
    Tumors

    For more detailed information on some of the common hand and wrist injuries that we have expertise in (listed on left,) please click the following link: We Heal New York Orthopedic Info


    Some More Helpful Links Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb
    O. Alton Barron, MD, Steven Z. Glickel, MD and Richard G. Eaton, MD
    http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/abstract/8/5/314

    Surgical Exposures of the Humerus
    Dan A. Zlotolow, MD, Louis W. Catalano, III, MD, O. Alton Barron, MD and Steven Z. Glickel, MD
    http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/13/754

    Stabilized Subcutaneous Ulnar Nerve Transposition with Immediate Range of Motion
    Long-Term Follow-up*
    Bradford T. Black, M.D.†, O. Alton Barron, M.D.‡, Peter F. Townsend, M.D., Steven Z. Glickel, M.D.‡ and Richard
    G. Eaton, M.D.‡
    http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/82/11/1544

    Like Athletes, Workers Need Conditioning for Computer Jobs
    By O. ALTON BARRON, M.D.
    New York Times / Technology
    November 4, 1999
    http://www.jr.co.il/articles/compjobs.txt

    Displaced Intra-Articular Fractures of the Distal Aspect of the Radius. *, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
    "LOUIS W. CATALANO III, M.D.†, etc. al" ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
    http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/9/1290

    Best Treatment for Grade III Thumb Ligament Tears
    http://www.eorthopod.com/public/patient_education/
    6029/best_treatment_for_grade_iii_thumb_ligament_tears.html