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Hand Surgery Information
Description
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.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
including carpel tunnel syndrome.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Michigan has
91 practicing
hand surgeons. Broken out by city, hand surgery doctor density
in Ann Arbor is 6,
in Battle Creek is 2,
in Beverly Hills is 2,
in Bloomfield Hills is 2,
in Clinton Township is 2,
in Dearborn is 5,
in Detroit is 3,
in East Lansing is 2,
in Farmington Hills is 1,
in Flint is 2,
in Grand Blanc is 2,
in Grand Rapids is 12,
in Grosse Pointe Farms is 2,
in Harper Woods is 1,
in Holland is 1,
in Kalamazoo is 2,
in Lansing is 2,
in Livonia is 1,
in Madison Heights is 1,
in Marquette is 1,
in Midland is 1,
in Novi is 3,
in Petoskey is 2,
in Port Huron is 2,
in Portage is 1,
in Rochester Hills is 3,
in Royal Oak is 1,
in Saint Clair Shores is 1,
in Saint Joseph is 1,
in Saline is 1,
in Shelby Township is 1,
in Southfield is 3,
in Sterling Heights is 1,
in Sturgis is 1,
in Traverse City is 3,
in Troy is 2,
in Warren is 7,
in Wayne is 1,
in West Bloomfield is 2,
in Wyandotte is 1,
and in Ypsilanti is 5.
Michigan Information
Michigan’s capital is Lansing, and its population is 10,120,860. Michigan has lots of places to entertain residents and visitors: tour Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, or the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Take a carriage tour on Mackinac Island, where no vehicle traffic is allowed. Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes, so there are always lakefront vistas and lighthouse tours and boat rides, no matter what shore you’re on. The Soo Lock system is the world’s busiest lock system for boat traffic. Famous people born here include industrialist Henry Ford, and singers Diana Ross and Madonna.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Michigan has a population of 10,120,860.
Of this population, 2,451,309 are under the age of 18
and 1,252,187 are at or above the age of 65.
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