Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist
Take I-49 N to Fulbright Expressway in Fayetteville. Take exit 67 from I-49 N
Merge onto Fulbright Expressway and get over to the right
Take the exit toward AR-140/Gregg St – stay in the left hand lane after you exit
At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto N Northhills Blvd (heading south)
Take a left after coming out of the traffic circle – between the medians – you’ll turn into the parking lot for McDonald Eye Associates
“my finger doesn’t work”“my finger is bent”“my finger won’t straighten”“my finger is drooped” These are several of the most common things I hear when patients come in with a mallet finger. A mallet finger is the name for a ruptured (torn) tendon at the tip of the finger. A tendon rupture is where a tendon […]
The video below shows a patient’s thumb moving back and forth. As you’ll see, most of the range of motion is at the MP (metacarpophalangeal) joint. This is abnormal – in a normal thumb, the majority of the motion is through the CMC (carpometacarpal joint, at the base of the thumb). When the CMC joint […]
Bones in children are different from bones in adults. They break differently and they respond differently to injury. Some fractures occur both in adults and kids – some fractures occur only in children. Forearm fractures occur in both, with some important differences. This article will cover some of the basics of forearm fractures in kids. […]
The most common tumor in the finger is a ganglion cyst. A ganglion cyst is simply a fluid-filled sac. It can be visible from the outside or buried deep underneath the skin. Sometimes it causes symptoms like soreness and pain; other times patients have no idea it’s there. What is a mucous cyst? Ganglion cysts […]
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