A tendon rupture, also known as tendinosis, can occur due to various factors that can affect the structural integrity of the tendons. In the following, we will introduce you to different types of tendon ruptures.
What would we be if we didn’t have our hands? We often only realize the importance of our hands when their functions are limited. Be it in Michelangelo’s time, when he designed the Sistine Chapel, in Mozart’s or Goethe’s time – hands have always played and continue to play a central role. They allow us to capture our thoughts in writing, are the tools of our artistic freedom and breathe life into the notes. It is no coincidence that the hand occupies a large area of our cerebral cortex.
Hands are not only important in art and culture, but of course also in everyday life, and there is hardly any other part of the body where fine motor skills are of such crucial importance. This makes it all the more important to take even the smallest complaints seriously and to treat them correctly. Treatment in hand surgery is as varied as the functions of the hand itself and ranges from specific occupational therapy to complex surgical procedures. A good, individual consultation with the patient is a prerequisite for this.
Dr. med. Isabella Gruber
Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- Traumatic injuries
These are directly related to a trauma. - Chronic consequences of injury (post-traumatic)
These are often the result of primarily overlooked injuries or the consequence of severe traumatic injuries that lead to degenerative processes after the trauma. Often it is only possible to recognize specific connections and, if necessary, prevent further injury consequences through a differentiated and detailed examination. - Chronic degenerative changes
These are conditions that are not directly or indirectly related to trauma and are often associated with the way the hand is used over a long period of time.
- Common hand complaints include carpal tunnel syndrome, snapping fingers, nerve bottleneck syndromes, tendon sheath inflammation, ganglions and restricted finger movement.
- Chronic post-traumatic hand injuries are, for example, structural disorders of the carpal bones, lack of bone healing or ligament and tendon injuries.
- Chronic degenerative complaints of the hand include finger and wrist arthrosis as well as rhizarthrosis (thumb saddle joint arthrosis).
You have come to the right place for acute or chronic hand complaints. Dr. Gruber holds an additional qualification in hand surgery and has many years of experience in this specialist field.
Due to the complexity of the interrelated hand functions in particular, a specialist examination is often urgently required in order to be able to initiate appropriate treatment measures in good time. In this way, permanent and consequential damage can be avoided at best.
The treatment options for the hand range from conservative measures to complex surgical procedures. In particular, the decision on measures for immobilization or early exercise for hand injuries is of central importance for their function.
Injections and hyaluronic acid treatments as well as special forms of occupational therapy and physiotherapy are also often used in the conservative treatment of hand complaints. In some special cases, simple surgical measures can also achieve very good relief of symptoms.
Tendon injuries: Which ones are there?
Tendons are there to transfer the force of a muscle to a bone. They have only a few cells that divide slowly. In the process, they renew the tissue. Because of the metabolism, tendon injuries take longer to heal.
Difference osteoarthritis and arthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint diseases, causing the destruction of the cartilage layer of a joint. Arthritis, on the other hand, is an inflammatory joint disease that can occur in episodes.