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Office-Based Surgery: Toward a New Model for Hand Surgery in France

Office-Based Surgery: Toward a New Model for Hand Surgery in France

July 6, 2026

Hand surgery is currently undergoing significant changes in its practices. Among these, Office-Based Surgery (OBS) is gradually establishing itself as...

De Quervain's Tendinitis: When Thumb Pain Becomes Unbearable

De Quervain's Tendinitis: When Thumb Pain Becomes Unbearable

June 29, 2026

De Quervain's tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons that pass through the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. It affects the long abductor of the p...

HANDS, A SILENT LANGUAGE

HANDS, A SILENT LANGUAGE

December 29, 2025

Elsa's Hands Louis Aragon – Le Fou d'Elsa (Excerpt – Éditions Gallimard, Blanche collection)
Give me your hands for my anxiety Give me your hands whose...

Carpal tunnel: why do your fingers fall asleep at night?

Carpal tunnel: why do your fingers fall asleep at night?

August 26, 2025

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common neuropathy caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, a narrow tunnel located on the anterior surface of the...

Osteoarthritis of the fingers: when pain becomes a handicap

Osteoarthritis of the fingers: when pain becomes a handicap

Jul 27, 2025

 

Osteoarthritis of the fingers is a chronic condition that mainly affects the distal interphalangeal (DIP) and proximal interphalangeal (PPI) joints, but...

Ultrasound-guided surgery: a new approach to minimally invasive surgery

Ultrasound-guided surgery: a new approach to minimally invasive surgery

June 30, 2025

Ultrasound-guided surgery, or echosurgery, is an innovative technique for precise, less invasive surgery on the hand. Thanks to the...

OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HAND: UNDERSTANDING, RELIEVING, TREATING

OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HAND: UNDERSTANDING, RELIEVING, TREATING

June 09, 2025

 

Osteoarthritis of the hand is a frequent pathology, particularly in people over 50. It is characterized by progressive wear and tear of the ca...

the surgeon reassures the patient before surgery

WALANT: gentle hand surgery with local anaesthetic

May 23, 2025

The WALANT method, which stands for Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet, represents a major advance in hand surgery. It makes it possible to...

Rhizarthrosis

RHIZARTHROSIS: WHEN YOUR THUMB LIMITS YOUR DAILY MOVEMENTS

May 14, 2025

Rhizarthrosis is a frequent form of osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb, at the trapeziometacarpal joint. Extremely incapacitating in everyday...

THE MUSICIANS' HAND

THE MUSICIANS' HAND

Dec 30, 2024

 

Musicians' hands are subject to particular diseases and/or traumas.
The discovery and mastery of a musical instrument (or several instruments)...

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Office-Based Surgery: Toward a New Model for Hand Surgery in France

Office-Based Surgery: Toward a New Model for Hand Surgery in France

July 6, 2026

Hand surgery is currently undergoing significant changes in its practices. Among these, Office-Based Surgery (OBS) is gradually establishing itself as...

De Quervain's Tendinitis: When Thumb Pain Becomes Unbearable

De Quervain's Tendinitis: When Thumb Pain Becomes Unbearable

June 29, 2026

De Quervain's tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons that pass through the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. It affects the long abductor of the p...

HANDS, A SILENT LANGUAGE

HANDS, A SILENT LANGUAGE

December 29, 2025

Elsa's Hands Louis Aragon – Le Fou d'Elsa (Excerpt – Éditions Gallimard, Blanche collection)
Give me your hands for my anxiety Give me your hands whose...

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