Hand

Dr McLean manages common hand conditions

Dr McLean has a special interest in conditions of the hand and has advanced, international sub-specialty training in arthritis-related hand surgery (including finger joint replacement surgery); traumatic hand and finger injuries; and reconstructive hand surgery.

Some common hand surgeries that Dr McLean performs:

• Thumb joint arthritis surgery including reconstructions
• Trigger finger releases
• Finger & hand injury management – including lacerations (cuts) and fractures (broken bones)
• Dupuytren’s disease surgery
• Workcover hand injuries
• Releasing nerve compressions (including carpal tunnel release surgery)

Broken Bones & Injuries

• Animal Bites
• Finger Fractures
• Fingertip Injuries/Amputations
• Flexor Tendon Injuries
• Hand Fractures
• Human Bites
• Lawn Mower Injuries in Children
• Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
• Nerve Injuries
• Sprained Thumb
• Thumb Fractures

Diseases & Conditions

• Arthritis (of the Hand & Fingers)
• Arthritis (of the Thumb)
• Boutonnière Deformity
• Compartment Syndrome
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
• Dupuytren’s Contracture
• Ganglion Cysts
• Trigger Finger

Treatments & Surgeries

• Electrodiagnostic testing (for neurological testing)
• Replantation
• Restoring Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury

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