Overview and Evaluation of Hand Disorders By David R Steinberg, MD, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Reviewed / Revised Apr 2022 | Modified Sep 2022 View Patient Education Evaluation Topic Resources Bones of the Hand How to Examine the Hand Common hand disorders include a variety of deformities, ganglia, infections, Kienböck disease, nerve compression syndromes, noninfectious tenosynovitis, and osteoarthritis.