Wrist and Hand Rehabilitation Protocols
Wrist and hand rehabilitation protocols include distal radius fracture ORIF, TFCC repair, carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, thumb CMC arthroplasty, scaphoid fracture, flexor and extensor tendon repair, and more — sourced from orthopedic and hand surgery specialists across the country.
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Flexor Tendon Repair 14 Extensor Tendon Repair 13 CMC Arthroplasty 5 MP Arthroplasty 4 Distal Radius Fracture ORIF 3
Bony Mallet Repair — Zone 1-2
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Bony Mallet Repair — Zone I Mallet Finger Repair — K-Wire Pinning
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Capsulodesis — Blatt's Capsulodesis
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Carpal Tunnel Release
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
CMC Arthroplasty — Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition (LRTI) — Thumb CMC Arthroplasty
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
CMC Arthroplasty — APL Suspension
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
CMC Arthroplasty — Thumb CMC Arthroplasty — Suspensionplasty
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
CMC Arthroplasty — Thumb CMC Arthroplasty — LRTI
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
CMC Arthroplasty — Thumb CMC Arthroplasty
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Darrach Procedure — Wrist Darrach Procedure (Distal Ulna Resection)
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Darrach Procedure — (Distal Ulna Resection)
UW Health
de Quervain's Release
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Distal Radius Fracture
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Distal Radius Fracture ORIF — Accelerated
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Distal Radius Fracture ORIF — Conservative
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute / Sierra Park PT
Distal Radius Fracture ORIF
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Dupuytren's Fasciectomy — Dupuytren's Subcutaneous Fasciotomy
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Dupuytren's Fasciectomy — Dupuytren's Subtotal Palmar Fasciectomy
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
EPL Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones III-IV
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones V-VII
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zone III Delayed Mobilization
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zone III Early Short Arc Motion
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zone IV Delayed Mobilization
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones V-VI Delayed Mobilization
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones V-VI Relative Motion / Early Motion
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zone III Central Slip Conservative
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zone III Central Slip Short Arc Motion (SAM)
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Extensor Tendon Repair — Thumb (EPL/APL/EPB) Zones II–V Early Active
UW Health
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones IV–VI ICAM (Relative Motion Extension)
UW Health
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones IV–VI Non-ICAM Standard Delayed Mobilization
UW Health
Extensor Tendon Repair — Zones VII–VIII
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zone 1 & 2 (Primary Repair / Modified Duran Protocol)
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zone 2 (Early Active Motion Protocol)
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones I-III
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Flexor Tendon Repair — Flexor Pollicis Longus (FPL) Repair — Early Active Place and Hold
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones I-IV Delayed Mobilization
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones I-IV Early Active Place and Hold
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones I-IV Early True Active Flexion (St. John)
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Flexor Tendon Repair — Flexor Pollicis Longus (FPL) Repair — Modified Duran
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Flexor Pollicis Longus (FPL) Repair — Early Active Motion
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Flexor Tendon Staged Repair (Two-Stage — Zones I–II)
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones I–III Early Active Motion (EAM)
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones I–III Modified Duran (Passive)
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones IV–V Conservative
UW Health
Flexor Tendon Repair — Zones IV–V Early Active
UW Health
Mallet Finger — Non-Operative — Extensor Tendon Mallet Finger — Zone I-II Non-Operative
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Mallet Finger — Non-Operative — Zone I Mallet Finger — Conservative
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
MP Arthroplasty
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
MP Arthroplasty — MCP Joint Arthroplasty
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
MP Arthroplasty — MCP Joint Arthroplasty with EDC Centralization
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
MP Arthroplasty — MCP Arthroplasty with Extensor Tendon Repositioning/Reconstruction
UW Health
Opponesplasty — Conservative
UW Health
Opponesplasty — Early Active Motion
UW Health
PIP Arthroplasty — PIP Joint Arthroplasty
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Proximal Row Carpectomy — Wrist Proximal Row Carpectomy
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Proximal Row Carpectomy — (Wrist Salvage)
UW Health
Sagittal Band — Non-Operative — Conservative Treatment
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Sagittal Band Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Sagittal Band Repair
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Scapholunate Ligament Repair
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
Tendon Transfer — Thumb EPL Tendon Transfer — Early Active Motion
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Tendon Transfer — Thumb EPL Tendon Transfer — Conservative
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
TFCC Debridement — TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex) Debridement
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
TFCC Debridement — TFCC Central Tear Surgical Debridement
UW Health
TFCC Peripheral Repair — TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex) Peripheral Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
TFCC Peripheral Repair — TFCC Peripheral Tear Surgical Repair
UW Health
Thumb MCP Ligament Repair — Thumb MCP UCL/RCL Repair
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Thumb UCL — Non-Operative — Conservative Treatment
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Trigger Finger Release
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Trigger Finger Release — Trigger Finger A1 Pulley Release
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
UCL Repair — Arthrex Internal Brace
Orthopaedic Associates of Maine
UCL Repair — Thumb UCL Repair — Conservative
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
UCL Repair — Thumb UCL Repair — Early Mobilization
UW Health Orthopedic Surgery; UnityPoint Health - Meriter Rehabilitation
Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy
UW Health
Wrist Partial Fusion — 4-Corner Fusion
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery
Wrist Partial Fusion — Four-Corner Fusion (Wrist Salvage)
UW Health
Wrist Total Arthroplasty
University of Virginia Orthopaedic Surgery