Orthopedic Wrist Specialist in Kansas City, MO

Two common fractures occur in the wrist: radius and scaphoid fractures. The radius is the largest of the two bones in your forearm and is the most common broken bone in the arm. When the radius breaks near the wrist, it is called a distal radius fracture. When the other bone in the forearm, the ulna, is broken near the wrist, it is called a distal ulna fracture. Another fracture caused by using your outstretched arm to break a fall is in the scaphoid. It is one of the smaller bones in the wrist and is the most prone wrist bone to breaking. It is located on the thumb side of the wrist, in the area where the wrist bends. If you have a fracture or break, pain or swelling will ensue. These injuries will cause joint pain in the wrist and require diagnosis by our clinic’s top orthopedic specialists where the best wrist surgeons in Kansas City are available to assist you. Our walk-in urgent care clinics are available for same-day treatment if you think you have a wrist fracture.

One of the most common wrist problems we see at our Kansas City clinic is carpal tunnel syndrome. The carpal tunnel is a narrow structure in the wrist that resembles a tunnel that allows the median nerve and the tendons that bend fingers to travel from the forearm into the hand. Symptoms include hand numbness, tingling, or pain. Carpal tunnel pain is caused by pressure being applied to the median nerve, typically feeling like an electric shock in the thumb or nearby fingers, traveling up the arm. If diagnosed early, treatment can be non-surgical by using a brace, steroids, anti-inflammatory medication, or a change in activities. If symptoms are severe, surgery may be required.