Hand surgery is a fellowship specialization of orthopedics or plastic surgery that deals with an array of upper limb pathologies. The meaning of the term ” fellowship specialization” is that in order to obtain a license to practice in the field of “surgery of the hand”, one must first complete a specialization in orthopedics or plastic surgery, complete a special fellowship program in the field that deals with the diseases and injuries of the hand, and successfully pass the Medical Association’s Scientific Council exams.
The hand contains a variety of tissues that can be damaged, including: skin, bones, joints, muscles, tendons, blood vessels, nerves.
The most common causes of upper limb disease are:
* Acute and chronic trauma of the hands. Common especially among young people, people who work with their hands, athletes and others.
* Diseases of the hands that usually affect the elderly, such as the tendon and nerve entrapment syndrome, joint diseases, etc.
* Birth defects
* Occupational diseases that affect practitioners in areas such as: diamond polishing, typing, music, sports and more.
As in any surgical field, hand disease is divided into two major groups: elective (invited) surgeries and urgent surgeries.
