The Hand Center

Mobile Device Hand and Wrist Injuries on the Rise

Mobile devices are becoming a real pain in the neck, the hand, elbow and the wrist. Average daily use for adults according to several digital analytics firms is close to four hours on smartphone. That amounts to a lot of looking down while in a bad posture, holding ...

2022-12-12T13:31:39-07:00

The incapacitated hand: Flexor Tendon Injuries

A deep cut on the palm side of the fingers, hand, wrist, or forearm can damage the flexor tendons (the tissues that help control movement in the hand). A flexor ten-don injury can make it impossible to bend the fingers or thumb. Because flexor tendons are very close ...

2022-12-12T13:31:55-07:00

Don’t let a broken wrist get you down

The “Broken Wrist” and Distal Radius Fractures Distal radius fractures resulting in a “broken wrist” is a condition that is common among all age groups. The radius is the most commonly broken bone in the arm, although there are also other injuries which can occur from a fall ...

2022-12-12T13:31:56-07:00

Dedicated to your active lifestyle!

Move better. Feel better. Live better. Our mission at Santa Rosa Orthopaedics is to return our patients back to pain-free mobility and full strength as quickly and as painlessly as possible using the most advanced surgical and non-surgical orthopedic procedures. As an award winning, recognized center of excellence, ...

2022-12-12T13:32:17-07:00

Researchers seek to study live wrist bones in motion via MRI

We use our wrists constantly, but how do they work? In a just-published Journal of Biomechanics article, the researchers proved a longtime assumption about individual's right and left wrists, while also finding differences between wrists of males and females: discoveries that could help inform and guide future treatments. ...

2022-12-12T13:32:42-07:00

2017 Top Doctor Award In-depth Focus on SRO’s Hand Center

Santa Rosa Orthopaedic’s was recently recognized under the category of Hand Surgery by Sonoma Magazine’s Top Doctors survey highlighting Dr. Mazur and Dr. Mintalucci for their expertise. Today we would like to expound on the work these fine physicians do at the SRO Hand Center. About the Top ...

2025-11-03T10:29:29-07:00
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