Can things go wrong?

Each possible treatment has potential risks and possible complications that need to be considered along with the potential benefits of treatment.


Complications of hand surgery include pain, stiffness, complex regional pain syndrome, infection, nerve injury, neuroma formation in scars, scar pain, tendon injury, vascular injury, worsening of symptoms, residual symptoms and joint instability, haematoma or worsening of original symptoms.

In operations where there is metalwork involved additional possible complications of surgery may include non-union, malunion and hardware problems.
