Hand and Wrist (including finger injuries)
Outpatients | PlasticsThis condition is treated in the Plastics clinic.
Pre-referral work-up
History
Refer to clinic:
- Hand and wrist fractures
- Soft tissue injuries of the hand and forearm
- Wrist injuries
- Acute fingertip injuries
- Congenital hand deformities
- Secondary hand surgery after injury
- Stenosing tenosynovitis
- Carpal tunnel and other nerve compression syndromes
- Nerve palsies
- Rheumatoid hand deformities
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Soft tissue tumours of the hand
All referrals should comply to the referral standards.
Patients who are referred to the Royal Hobart Hospital Plastics Clinic with the following conditions will benefit by being referred to physiotherapy while they are on the waiting list for their appointment with a surgeon.
- Trigger finger
- OA CMC joint of thumb
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
More information about: Physiotherapy Fast Track
Tests
- X ray where appropriate
- Nerve conduction studies where nerve compression suspected
- USS of lesion, where appropriate
- Consider CT/MRI
Interim/GP management
To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Plastics clinic page for the full referral process and templates.
- Splint application where appropriate
- Antibiotics where appropriate
- Analgaesia where appropriate
- Referral to a Hand Physiotherapist is available at this clinic
For more information please see the HealthPathways Tasmania website.
Clinic appointments
🚩 Red location flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.
Emergency
🚩 Patients requiring immediate surgical intervention should be referred to the Emergency Department or discussed with the Plastics Registrar
If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.
Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.
Availability
North
Launceston General Hospital
Level 3 - Specialist Clinics
Phone: 1300 977 694
Fax: 03 6777 5227
North West
Refer to General Surgery
South
Liverpool Clinics (Level 7)
Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6234 9941