Hand surgery may be performed by a general surgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, or a plastic surgeon after illness or injury, or to repair a congenital condition. A hand surgeon has special training in medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of healing the hand and arm, and sometimes recommends a non-surgical approach. The surgeon excels at diagnosis, preservation and restoration to the form and function of the hand, wrist and arm after disorders such as carpal tunnel, arthritis, fractures, tendonitis, or when amputation is required.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, including carpel tunnel syndrome.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 2,121 practicing hand surgeons. Broken out by state, hand surgery doctor density in Alabama is 21, in Alaska is 6, in Arizona is 57, in Arkansas is 13, in California is 262, in Colorado is 51, in Connecticut is 48, in Delaware is 9, in District of Columbia is 7, in Florida is 169, in Georgia is 48, in Hawaii is 8, in Idaho is 10, in Illinois is 120, in Indiana is 59, in Iowa is 24, in Kansas is 24, in Kentucky is 44, in Louisiana is 22, in Maine is 12, in Maryland is 56, in Massachusetts is 86, in Michigan is 87, in Minnesota is 59, in Mississippi is 15, in Missouri is 56, in Montana is 10, in Nebraska is 13, in Nevada is 22, in New Hampshire is 15, in New Jersey is 84, in New Mexico is 16, in New York is 165, in North Carolina is 66, in North Dakota is 6, in Ohio is 77, in Oklahoma is 27, in Oregon is 28, in Pennsylvania is 103, in Rhode Island is 15, in South Carolina is 33, in South Dakota is 3, in Tennessee is 38, in Texas is 149, in Utah is 19, in Vermont is 8, in Virginia is 59, in Washington is 68, in West Virginia is 19, in Wisconsin is 54, and in Wyoming is 4.
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