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Hand Clinic – Geneva

Docteur De Smet
Prof. Dr. Alexander De Smet secretariat@docteurdesmet.ch +41 22 702 20 78
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Your Hands, our Expertise

The Hand Clinic – Geneva offers all the services and quality assurances in care, surgical procedures, and follow-up that one can expect from a group of highly qualified, competent, and experienced specialists.

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Areas of Expertise

Pathologies and Traumas

Specialized Surgical Techniques

Rehabilitation and Orthotic Devices

Our Doctors

Main
Prof. Dr. De Smet

Hip and Knee
Hip and Knee Center

Hip and Knee
Hip and Knee Center

Shoulder and Elbow
CEPCO

Shoulder and Elbow
CEPCO

Prof. Dr. De Smet

Prof. Dr. Flavien Mauler

Prof. Dr. StéPhane KäMpfen

Prof. Dr. Michael Papaloizos

Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Vakalopoulos

Premises Organization

The Clinic's Premises

The premises of the Hand Clinic are spread over three floors of the building on Rue des Bains.

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All Consultations and Outpatient Surgeries (without Overnight Stays in the Hospital or Clinic), as Well as Occupational Therapy Treatments, are Open to all Insured Patients and Reimbursed by Basic Insurance.

Tendonitis Hand Wrist

Tendonitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the tendons, often involving their anchoring points on the bones (apophysitis), their synovial sheaths (tenosynovitis) or their bursae (tenosynovitis)….

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Osteoarthritis of the wrist

Osteoarthritis of the wrist is a condition in which the wrist joints are affected by progressive deterioration of the cartilage covering the joint surfaces. This deterioration can lead to pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, …

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Joint cysts

It’s an abnormal mass that can develop in different places on your hand. The most common position is on the back of the wrist. However, it can also appear at the front of the wrist, or more rarely at the base of a finger.

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Osteoarthritis of the fingers

Osteoarthritis of the fingers, also known as digital osteoarthritis, is a degenerative condition affecting the finger joints. It is characterized by the progressive degradation of the cartilage that covers the ends of the joint bones.

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Finger locks

Finger locking, also known as finger springs or spring fingers, is a medical condition where a finger or thumb becomes difficult to bend or unfold due to a sudden, uncontrollable contraction of the flexor tendons.

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Carpal tunnel - Median nerve compression

What is the median nerve? The median nerve is one of the major nerves of the hand and arm. It originates in the spinal column and runs the length of the arm to reach the hand.

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Ulnar wrist pain

Ulnar wrist pain, also known as ulnar pain, refers to a sensation of discomfort or pain felt on the ulnar or medial side of the wrist, i.e. on the side of the little finger.

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Dupuytren's disease

Dupuytren’s disease is characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue (also known as fibromatosis) under the skin of the hand, leading to gradual contraction of one or more fingers towards the palm. The origins of this condition are many and varied, including familial predisposition.

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Osteoarthritis of the thumb

Osteoarthritis of the thumb, also known as rhizarthrosis, is a degenerative joint condition that involves the progressive degradation of cartilage at the base of the thumb, where the wrist bone called the trapezium meets the first bone of the hand, the metacarpal. This cartilage degradation can lead to pain, stiffness and reduced joint function in this area.

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Dupuytren's disease

Dupuytren’s disease is characterized by the formation of fibrous tissue (also known as fibromatosis) under the skin of the hand, causing gradual contraction of one or more fingers towards the palm. The origins of this condition are many and varied, including familial predisposition. However, despite its first description by Baron Guillaume Dupuytren in 1832, the precise origin of the disease remains unknown.

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