Hand, wrist and elbow clinic
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ABOUT HAND AND ELBOW SURGERY
Our department aims to provide accessible, high-quality care for the entire spectrum of hand, wrist and elbow pathology. Our team is made up of 4 surgeons, spread over the two hospital sites of our institution and with a specific sub-specialty for this region of the body.
MANAGEMENT OF HAND INJURIES
A permanent on-call service is in place for the management and treatment of hand and shoulder trauma. Treatment begins in the Emergency Department. If urgent treatment is required, you may be transferred to one of our hospital sites (St-Elisabeth or St-Michel) for organisational reasons.
Telephone number of our Emergency Services
02-614 29 00 (St-Elisabeth site)
02-614 39 00 (St-Michel site)
THE PATHOLOGIES TREATED BY OUR DEPARTMENT INCLUDE :
- Finger problems :
- Treatment of fractures, tendon and skin injuries, reimplantations
- Treatment of contractures, for example in Dupuytren's disease
- Rheumatic abnormalities of the hand
- Nail anomalies
- ...
- Wrist problems :
- Fractures
- Cysts of the wrist
- Ligament injuries
- Treatment of osteoarthritis
- Nerve compression
- ...
- Elbow
- Elbow tendon problems (e.g. in tennis and golf)
- Osteoarthritis
- Nerves
- Prosthesis
- ...
Source: Hand, wrist and elbow surgery team - Last update: 03/12/2020
