Upper-Extremity Surgery
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urgeons at Allegheny General
Hospital
treat a variety of ailments of the upper extremities - from replantation
of a limb to carpal tunnel release. The Upper-Extremity Surgery Service
of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery is dedicated exclusively to arm,
shoulder and hand problems and also includes a referral center for
replantation of the severed or critically wounded arm.
During rotation in this service, residents are involved in the
treatment of acute upper-extremity injuries as well as the
reconstruction of congenital, arthritic and post-traumatic injuries.
This experience is supplemented by an adult outpatient experience.
Residents are given the opportunity to develop microsurgical skills in
the hospital's Microsurgical Laboratory.
