Orthopaedic Hand Surgery: Ask Dr. Curtis Henn

Curtis Henn, MD is an orthopaedic hand and upper extremity surgeon with the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Henn specializes in the care of conditions affecting the hand, wrist, forearm or elbow. He is highly skilled in a range of surgical procedures including arthroscopic, minimally invasive and microsurgical techniques. Click on “show more” below to see the list of questions Dr. Henn addresses. Clicking on the question will take you directly to his video answer.

00- Meet Dr. Henn

2:30 What does a hand surgeon take care of?

3:30 What is arthritis?

4:00 What treatments are available for arthritis in the hand?

4:40 What are the surgical options for arthritis in the hand?

5:45 Is there anything to do to stop the progression of arthritis?

6:45 What is carpal tunnel syndrome and what causes it?

7:55 What is cubital tunnel syndrome?

8:25 When is it absolutely necessary to do something about my carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome?

8:58 What is trigger finger and what causes it?

9:35 How do you fix trigger finger?

10:15 Do I need surgery for my hand/wrist fracture?

11:30 Will I be asleep for my hand/wrist surgery?

12:12 Is my hand/elbow surgery an outpatient procedure?

12:35 What are the most common elbow conditions?

13:15 What kinds of treatments, both surgical and nonsurgical, do you have for tennis elbow?

14:22 Why come to MedStar Georgetown for my hand and elbow problems?

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[_asfi]

I have very old childhood mallet finger and now m 24 can it be treated?

[lalitdumyan]

Hello sir sir i need a treatment of my elbow
Could you please help me
I am from India

[ravichandra]

sir I am 19yrs I have met with an accident and my little finger(middle phalanges) was broken and doctor treated me with a splint.
sir after healing, the healed bone gains normal bone strength and is there any chance to break while punching after healing?

[LinFiles]

Can I ask a question about a recent trauma to one of my knuckles on left hand? When the ligament goes over the knuckle during certain movements causes pain. It’s been getting better past couple of weeks but this small movement is seeming to not heal very quickly.

[rockj]

I don't know why dr. here in New York is telling me to wait wait it out they say is a partial tear

[rockj]

It's been now almost 3 months I have a ripped ligament in my thumb skiers thumb I've been wearing the splint and already had gotten one shot and it's not getting better

[Soccertz]

I think he should change the title to don’t ask any questions lol I see he hasn’t answered any of yours.